Korngold: String Quartets Nos. 1-3 Classical Chamber Naxos

Korngold: String Quartets Nos. 1-3

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NX 4428

Korngold: String Quartets Nos. 1-3

Label Catalogue Number:
8.574428

Release Date: March 2023
Originally recorded in 2023

Genre:
Classical
Chamber

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Erich Wolfgang Korngold wrote a significant body of chamber music (the Piano Trio and String Sextet are on Naxos 8.574008). His three String Quartets reflect differing periods of composition. The First marries impetuousness with enticing harmonies and rapt eloquence. The Second dates from 1933 and has great clarity and rhythmic impetus, with a full complement of Korngold’s lyricism. The post-war Third is more relaxed, unexpectedly juxtaposing the archaic and modern with a joyful conclusion. The acclaimed Tippett Quartet can also be heard in works by Bax, Górecki, Panufnik, Penderecki, Rozsa and Michael Tippett.

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Reviews

“… Unreservedly recommended.” *****

Brendan G Carroll – Musical Opinion Quarterly – January-March 2024

"...the Tippetts get to the beating heart of this music, especially in the glorious atmospherics of the Third Quartet." ****½

Clive Paget – Limelight magazine – 2 August 2023

*** Good Album

Fabienne Bouvet – Classica magazine – July/August 2023

“…The Tippett’s Korngold is very much a composer in a hurry, and some will say that’s well overdue. They’ll find much to enjoy here…”

Richard Bratby – Gramophone magazine – July 2023

“… a fine offering, and at budget price.”

Edward Bhesania – The Strad – May 2023

“…a genuinely superbly played and beautifully recorded set of these remarkable quartets…”

Nick Barnard – Musicwebinternational.com – 19 April 2024

Chamber Choice

Performance ***** Recording *****

“The Tippetts have got the measure of not only the music, but of its style…”

Jessica Duchen – BBC Music magazine – May 2023

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