Providing an overview of almost a century, this album reflects the aspirations of Polish nationalism through the works of three pivotal figures: Karol Kurpinski, whose Fantasy for String Quartet is both serious and ingenious in design, Zygmunt Noskowski, whose witty piece on a theme of Viotti includes the use of a polacca, and Stanislaw Moniuszko, whose quartets balance the hymnal with the rustic.
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Reviews
“… The Lutoslawski Quartet is the complete package: perfect intonation, tuning, and ensemble; rhythmically infectious; and thoroughly musical, drawing out all the textures, nuances, playfulness, and depth in the work at hand … they have a rare gift of being spontaneous while holding each movement’s integrity in one piece…”
Gil French – Fanfare – January/February 2024
“Fine playing”
Peter Quantrill – The Strad – September 2023
5*
Pal Kortefa – Pizzicato.com.lu – 25 June 2023
“The two Moniuszko quartets which sit at the heart of this lovely programme deserve much more exposure, springing numerous little harmonic and stylistic surprises and placing considerable technical demands on all four players (particularly in the final movements). The Lutoslawskis rise to the challenges with aplomb, bringing impressive clarity and vigour to the folk-dance-inflected passages and sounding utterly ravishing in the gentle salon-music episode in the first movement of Quartet No. 1.”
Katherine Cooper – Prestomusic.com – June 2023
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