The Verona Quartet – Ligeti: Complete String Quartets (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

The Verona Quartet – Ligeti: Complete String Quartets (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 57:19 minutes | 926 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Dynamic

This album presents the complete works Ligeti composed for string quartet between 1950 and 1968. The two numbered string quartets are predated by a lyrical early Andante and Allegretto, the folk-music inflections of which pre-echo the hints of Bartok in the first quartet, Metamorphoses nocturnes. The calculated anarchy, dynamic extremes and sublime atmospheres of the Second Quartet present Ligeti at his most distinctive. These spectacular works are performed here by the Verona Quartet, firmly established as one of the most distinguished ensembles on the chamber music scene today.

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The Verona Quartet – Diffusion (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

The Verona Quartet – Diffusion (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:10:42 minutes | 1,22 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Azica Records

Through the intimate voice of the string quartet, Diffusion explores a mosaic of folk cultures through the lens Janáček’s String Quartet No. 2 “Intimate Letters,” Szymanowski’s String Quartet No. 2 Op. 56, and Ravel’s String Quartet in F Major M. 35. As an ensemble of four nations (Singapore, Canada, United States, and United Kingdom), the Verona Quartet reveals a kaleidoscopic snapshot of cultural migration at the turn of the century.

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