Mozart; The Three 'Prussian' String Quartets String Quartet Chandos

Mozart; The Three 'Prussian' String Quartets

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CHAN 20249

Multiple Set of 2 CDs

Mozart; The Three 'Prussian' String Quartets

Release Date: July 2021
Originally recorded in December 2020

Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Chamber
Doric String Quartet

Producer
Jonathan Cooper

Engineer
Jonathan Cooper

Assistant Engineer assistant
Patrick Friend

Venue
Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk

Genre:
String Quartet

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COMPACT DISC ONE

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

The Three 'Prussian' String Quartets

Quartet, KV 575 (1789)

24:30

in D major • in D-Dur • en ré majeur

Allegretto

8:12

Andante

4:28

Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio - Menuetto da capo senza repliche

5:24

Allegretto

6:25

Quartet, KV 589 (1790)

27:53

in B flat major • in B-Dur • en si bémol majeur

Allegro

10:05

Larghetto

7:09

Menuetto. Moderato - Trio - Menuetto da capo

6:40

Allegro assai

3:58

Total time: 52:21

COMPACT DISC TWO

Quartet, KV 590 (1790)

37:30

in F major • in F-Dur • en fa majeur

Allegro moderato

13:11

Andante

10:32

Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio - Menuetto da capo

4:02

Allegro

9:43

Total time: 37:28

Chamber: Doric String Quartet

Alex Redington violin

Ying Xue violin

Hélène Clément viola

John Myerscough cello

4-6 September (KV 575, KV 589) and 11-13 December 2020 (KV 590)

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Reviews

Editor’s Choice – Chamber

“… Their collective tone is both sweet and sinewy, with vibrato used for expressive effect rather than as a default setting. Contrapuntal textures are ideally lucid …”

Richard Wigmore – Gramophone magazine – September 2021

“… The group brings flair, nuance, wit and, when needed, a gutsy swagger to the set. The last one, KV590, is a performance that you will want to put on “repeat”. Bring on volume two.” *****

Steve Moffatt – Limelightmagazine.com.au – 16 August 2021

Performance **** Recording *****

“.. vivid and insightful interpretations that bristle with life and character. Although employing a wide palette of timbres, ranging from a pure and intimate non-vibrato sound (absolutely appropriate for the sotto voce markings in K575) to a much more full-blooded attack, they take infinite care to make the textures sound as light and clear as possible, and their commendable observance of all the repeats in first movements and finales enhances the overall stature of each work…”

Erik Levi – BBC Music magazine – September 2021

“… the Dorics put a lot of emphasis on Mozart’s elegant and refined writing. For all its liveliness the playing, which can be quite forceful in its accents and sometimes quite urgent, never conveys a sense of haste or hurry, but is generally inspiring for its beauty, which seems to glow from within, and for the balance and clarity of the art of phrasing, sound quality and expression.” ****

Remy Franck – Pizzicato.com.lu – 3 August 2021

“… Like their previous Haydn recording, the quartet uses classical bows which give the performances a perceptible agility and airiness. While the louder sections may not have the density we’re necessarily used to, the ensemble more than makes up for it with a well thought-out layering of voices. The liner notes, which provide solid musical analyses, are a fitting complement to the polished interpretations. This album certainly set the bar high for the quartet’s future installments, which I for one undoubtedly look forward to.”

Azusa Ueno – theclassicreview.com - 2 July 2021

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