Quatuor Voce – Bartók, Schulhoff & Janáček: Lettres intimes (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Quatuor Voce – Bartók, Schulhoff & Janáček: Lettres intimes (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:09:54 minutes | 1,25 GB | Genre: Classical
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The Quatuor Voce, which recently celebrated its tenth anniversary, follows up its two recordings of Mozart with Juliette Hurel ( Alpha 204) and Brahms with Lise Berthaud ( Alpha 214) by inviting us on a journey to central Europe. The three works recorded here were written over a period of twenty years. Two of them allude to their composer’s love lives. Bartók’s First Quartet might be seen as Beethoven’s Quartet no.17. The intense opening Lento is a lyric-dramatic movement that transposes an unhappy experience of love. No previous quartet had come so close to the Beethovenian ideal. Janáček’s Second Quartet reflects his love for Kamila Stösslová, and is a faithful mirror of emotions in all their spontaneous and constantly shifting authenticity. Schulhoff was one of the first Jewish composers to fall victim to Nazi barbarity. Inventive, omnivorously curious, he was a virtuoso pianist who performed both jazz and serial music. His Five Pieces consist of a suite of dances in different styles, successively Alla Valse viennese , Alla Serenata , Alla Czeca , Alla Tango milonga and Alla Tarantella.

Tracklist:

01. Quatuor Voce – String Quartet No. 1, Sz. 40: I. Lento (09:25)
02. Quatuor Voce – String Quartet No. 1, Sz. 40: II. Allegretto (08:59)
03. Quatuor Voce – String Quartet No. 1, Sz. 40: III. Allegro vivace (12:17)
04. Quatuor Voce – Five Pieces for String Quartet: I. Alla valse viennese (Allegro) (01:59)
05. Quatuor Voce – Five Pieces for String Quartet: II. Alla serenata (Allegretto con moto) (03:26)
06. Quatuor Voce – Five Pieces for String Quartet: III. Alla czeca (Molto allegro) (01:36)
07. Quatuor Voce – Five Pieces for String Quartet: IV. Alla tango milonga (Andante) (03:52)
08. Quatuor Voce – Five Pieces for String Quartet: V. Alla tarantella (Prestissimo con fuoco) (02:45)
09. Quatuor Voce – String Quartet No. 2 “Intimate letters”: I. Andante (06:07)
10. Quatuor Voce – String Quartet No. 2 “Intimate letters”: II. Adagio (06:00)
11. Quatuor Voce – String Quartet No. 2 “Intimate letters”: III. Moderato (05:18)
12. Quatuor Voce – String Quartet No. 2 “Intimate letters”: IV. Allegro (08:06)

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