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String Quartets, Vol. 2 – Nos. 5-8
Naxos

String Quartets, Vol. 2 – Nos. 5-8

$19.99

Details

Composer
PORTER, QUINCY
Artist
IVES QUARTET
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Jun 09, 2015
Catalog #
8559781
UPC
636943978122

About

The generation of composers that proved so influential in mid-20th c. America included Roger Sessions, Howard Hanson, Roy Harris and Quincy Porter. Porter's much-admired orchestral music is marked by originality in it's absorption of neo-classicism, but his series of nine string quartets also represents an important contribution to the genre. Quartets Nos. 5 to 8 are the works of a composer who had been a professional string player in the 1920s and are marked by rhythmic sophistication and melodic tension. Inspired by the unique temperament of composer Charles Ives, the Ives Quartet is acclaimed for reveling in the unfamiliar and championing an eclectic repertoire, mixing established masterworks with neglected compositions of early-20th c. America, and commissioned new pieces. 'A very enjoyable disc which whets one's appetite for the remaining five quartets.' - Penguin Guide on Volume 1 (8.559305).

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro moderato 06:39
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    06:39
    Composer
    Quincy Porter
    Ensemble
    Ives Quartet
  2. 2 II. Adagio molto 04:51
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio molto
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Quincy Porter
    Ensemble
    Ives Quartet
  3. 3 III. Allegro moderato 04:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Quincy Porter
    Ensemble
    Ives Quartet
  4. 4 I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro moderato - 06:10
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro moderato -
    Duration
    06:10
    Composer
    Quincy Porter
    Ensemble
    Ives Quartet
  5. 5 II. Andante, calmo 05:53
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Andante, calmo
    Duration
    05:53
    Composer
    Quincy Porter
    Ensemble
    Ives Quartet
  6. 6 III. Allegro molto 05:44
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Allegro molto
    Duration
    05:44
    Composer
    Quincy Porter
    Ensemble
    Ives Quartet
  7. 7 I. Allegro molto 08:41
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro molto
    Duration
    08:41
    Composer
    Quincy Porter
    Ensemble
    Ives Quartet
  8. 8 II. Adagio 05:28
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    05:28
    Composer
    Quincy Porter
    Ensemble
    Ives Quartet
  9. 9 III. Allegro giocoso 04:02
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Allegro giocoso
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Quincy Porter
    Ensemble
    Ives Quartet
  10. 10 Lento - Allegro - Poco meno mosso - 09:32
    Track
    10
    Title
    Lento - Allegro - Poco meno mosso -
    Duration
    09:32
    Composer
    Quincy Porter
    Ensemble
    Ives Quartet
  11. 11 Adagio molto espressivo 04:48
    Track
    11
    Title
    Adagio molto espressivo
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Quincy Porter
    Ensemble
    Ives Quartet