String Quartets & Piano Quintet

$18.99
Label
CPO
Release Date
January 30, 2026
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Alberto Ginastera, Maurice Ravel
    • PERFORMER
      Michael Korstick, Minguet Quartett
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 30, 2026
    • UPC
      761203563326
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      555633-2
    • LABEL
      CPO
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro violento ed agitato

      Composer: Alberto Ginastera

      Ensemble: Minguet Quartett

    2. II. Vivacissimo

      Composer: Alberto Ginastera

      Ensemble: Minguet Quartett

    3. III. Calmo e poetico

      Composer: Alberto Ginastera

      Ensemble: Minguet Quartett

    4. IV. Allegramente rustico

      Composer: Alberto Ginastera

      Ensemble: Minguet Quartett

    5. I. Allegro moderato, très doux

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Minguet Quartett

    6. II. Assez vif, très rhythmé

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Minguet Quartett

    7. III. Très Lent

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Minguet Quartett

    8. IV. Vif et agité

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Minguet Quartett

    9. I. Introduzione

      Composer: Alberto Ginastera

      Performer: Ulrich Isfort, Annette Reisinger, Aida-Carmen Soanea, Matthias Diener, Michael Korstick

    10. Cadenza I

      Composer: Alberto Ginastera

      Performer: Aida-Carmen Soanea, Matthias Diener

    11. II. Scherzo fantastico

      Composer: Alberto Ginastera

      Performer: Ulrich Isfort, Annette Reisinger, Aida-Carmen Soanea, Matthias Diener, Michael Korstick

    12. Cadenza II

      Composer: Alberto Ginastera

      Performer: Ulrich Isfort, Annette Reisinger

    13. III. Piccola musica notturna

      Composer: Alberto Ginastera

      Performer: Ulrich Isfort, Annette Reisinger, Aida-Carmen Soanea, Matthias Diener, Michael Korstick

    14. Cadenza III

      Composer: Alberto Ginastera

      Performer: Michael Korstick

    15. IV. Finale

      Composer: Alberto Ginastera

      Performer: Ulrich Isfort, Annette Reisinger, Aida-Carmen Soanea, Matthias Diener, Michael Korstick


Had Alberto Ginastera not been born just three years after the scandalous premiere of The Rite of Spring, he could easily have been considered one of the earliest followers of the "pagan" Stravinsky. Although wild rhythms of ancient dances, volcanic eruptions of complex sound layers, and martyrs of all kinds permeate his works, they are never random in form. His First String Quartet from 1948, for example, follows a traditional path, with some bows losing a bit of horsehair during performance - not unlike his Piano Quintet, premiered in Venice in 1963, which explores the limits of what is possible in seven extremely concise sections that the composer described as "neo-expressionistic". Maurice Ravel's unique String Quartet acts as an "impressionist" antipode and delicate counterpoint in this context.