![]() Jean Sibelius: String Quartet in D minor, Op. Bridge’s sound is lush, rich, and detailed.” - AllMusic (James Leonard) “A release as fully satisfying as some of the best quartet recordings ever made. Congratulations to all, especially for finding an apt way to present Ravel’s quartet without the obligatory pairing of the Debussy. “Bridge’s typically excellent sonics set the seal on a program that showcases both artists and repertoire to fine effect. A labor of love all around.” - Audiophile Audition SOMM’s successful collaboration with the Coull Quartet continues with an unusual CD release of chamber music by Sibelius featuring the String Quartet ‘Voces Intimae’ in D minor which has had a small handful of previous recordings, and the Piano Quintet in G minor (with pianist Martin Roscoe) which is even less well represented in the CD catalogue. “The group brings a hearty homogeneity of tone to the five-movement 1908 Intimate Voices Quaret of Jean Sibelius, the composer’s moody, introspective self-portrait after a bout with what might have easily become throat cancer. ![]() In the hands of such musicians, the future of chamber music looks sunshine bright.” Honored at the Library of Congress with giving the opening concert of the season, The Washington Post reported “such security, technical finish interpretive unity and sheer gusto, it sounded as if these young string players had somehow been performing these works together for a good 50 or 60 years.the Daedalus members were so at-one with their composers, we were happily caught off-guard by every emotional surprise they sprang.” On this recording the Daedalus performs masterworks by three of the early twentieth century’s greatest composers- Sibelius, Stravinsky and Ravel. The Toronto Star wrote about the quartet’s “combination of stylistic awareness, technical polish and sheer musicality. Grand Prize winner of the Banff International String Quartet Competition, the Daedalus was recently named by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center as the resident string quartet for Chamber Music Society Two for the 2005-07 seasons. Sibelius: String Quartet in D minor, Op.This CD marks the debut recording of a remarkable young chamber ensemble- the Daedalus Quartet.Shostakovich: Two Pieces for String Quartet (Elegy & Polka), Op.Shostakovich: Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok, Op. 56 'Voces Intimae' (Edition Eulenburg) Paperback Apby Jean Sibelius (Composer) 5.0 5.Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op.Schubert: String Quintet in C major, D956.Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op.Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B flat major, Op.Composer: Jean Sibelius (18651957)Genres: Chamber » Quartets » String Quartets. Borodin, Alexander Porfiryevich (1833–87) Browse: Sibelius - String Quartet in D minor, Op.Jaakko Kuusisto (violin), Satu Vänskä (violin), Marko Ylönen (cello), Folke Gräsbeck (piano), Taneli Turunen (cello), Peter Lönnqvist (piano), Harri Viitanen (harmonium) Tempera Quartet. Two-piece rigid lift-off lid box, 40pp booklet, 15 spined wallets, original jackets & LP programming / Approx. The Sibelius Edition Volume 2 - Chamber Music I.The recordings are accompanied by a 40pp book (En/Fr/De) with an introduction and reminisces by founding member Alan George, and a reappraisal of the recordings by Jeremy Hayes.The initial finale was the Fugue (JS 85) that Sibelius had written as an academic exercise at the Helsinki Music Institute under the direction of his teacher, Martin Wegelius. It is the second of Sibeliuss four string quartets. 15 CDs with spined wallets, original jackets, and original LP programme The String Quartet in A major, JS 183, is a four-movement chamber piece for two violins, viola, and cello written in 1889 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.Undoubtedly it was their much-documented personal connection with Shostakovich which first catapulted them into the public eye (twice Grammy-nominated for Best Chamber Music Performance: Quartet No.14, 1977 and Quartets Nos.5&6, 1980) - the composer reportedly told Benjamin Britten that the Fitzwilliam were his “preferred partners of my quartets” - but there were many other award-winning recordings on Decca, all collected here for the first time in one edition. They quickly achieved international recognition for their diverse repertoire and were winners of the first-ever Gramophone Award for Chamber Music. The Fitzwilliam was one of the first of a long line of eminent quartets to have emerged under the guidance of Sidney Griller at the Royal Academy of Music. Soon after graduating in 1971 they were booked for their first professional appointment, as Quartet-in-Residence in Wilfrid Meller’s new Music Department at York University (succeeding the Amadeus Quartet). They first sat down to play together as undergraduates during their inaugural term at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, in Autumn 1968. ![]() The Fitzwilliam String Quartet is one of the longest established string quartets in the world. Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for Sibelius & Delius Quartets by Sibelius & Delius, Fitzwilliam String Quartet.
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