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Walton: Quartet in A; Shostakovich: Quartet no. 3 / Albion Quartet
Signum Classics

Walton: Quartet in A; Shostakovich: Quartet no. 3 / Albion Quartet

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Details

Composer
Dmitri Shostakovich, William Walton
Artist
Albion Quartet
Format
CD
Label
Signum Classics
Released
Nov 04, 2022
Catalog #
SIGCD727
UPC
635212072721

About

Following their successful Dvořák cycle with Signum Records, Albion String Quartet are back with a selection of string quartets by Walton and Shostakovich, recorded in 2021. The concept: to juxtapose two masterpieces written in the same year in the immediate aftermath of war (1946) by composers inhabiting two entirely different social and political worlds in the Soviet Union and Britain respectively.

Formed in 2016, the Albion Quartet brings together four of the UK’s exceptional young string players who are establishing themselves rapidly on the international stage. Recent engagements from the 2017-18 season included performances at the Louvre in Paris, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Robert Schumann Gesselschaft in Frankfurt, Båstad Festival in Sweden, Festival of Music in Franconia and Rhine Valley Music Festival in Germany, as well as the Hay Festival in the UK. The members of the quartet play on a fine collection of instruments, including a Stradivarius and Guarnerius.

REVIEW:

Founded in 2016 and led by Tamsin Waley-Cohen, the Albion Quartet pace, phrase, point and color Walton’s volatile textures and agile rhythms with all the sensitivity and energy they require. Yet they are equally successful in the fiercer, more unpredictable contrasts in the Shostakovich, all the way from the deadpan perkiness of the opening to the searing outburst in the middle of the finale that sounds like some hysterical lament for the fallen.

-- BBC Music Magazine

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 10:35
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    10:35
    Composer
    William Walton
    Ensemble
    Albion Quartet
  2. 2 II. Presto 04:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Presto
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    William Walton
    Ensemble
    Albion Quartet
  3. 3 III. Lento 08:29
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Lento
    Duration
    08:29
    Composer
    William Walton
    Ensemble
    Albion Quartet
  4. 4 IV. Allegro molto 04:32
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro molto
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    William Walton
    Ensemble
    Albion Quartet
  5. 5 I. Allegretto 06:46
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegretto
    Duration
    06:46
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Albion Quartet
  6. 6 II. Moderato con moto 05:23
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Moderato con moto
    Duration
    05:23
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Albion Quartet
  7. 7 III. Allegro non troppo 04:09
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Albion Quartet
  8. 8 IV. Adagio 05:40
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Adagio
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Albion Quartet
  9. 9 V. Moderato 10:41
    Track
    9
    Title
    V. Moderato
    Duration
    10:41
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Albion Quartet