String Quartet No. 1, Op. 16 | Piano Quintet Op. 15

Label: Challenge Classics
Catalogusnummer: CC 72932
EAN / barcode: 0608917293227
Verschijningsdatum: 28 september 2023
Type: Album

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This second opus represents a return to Korngold’s roots, an attempt to rediscover the innocence and enormous artistic fertility that characterised the young composer. His first quartet and his piano quintet attest to an unbelievable talent and a visionary spirit rooted in the musical ferment of Vienna at the beginning of the twentieth century. Beyond the fatigue one inevitably feels upon finishing a recording, we are suddenly aware of the distance we have travelled. Korngold’s music has transported us these last few years, but it has transformed us, too. This recording is our catharsis, a balm for the difficult years of Covid. Today, we realize just how lucky we are to be able to give concerts, to create encounters with audiences and to touch people through our recordings. ‘Encounters’ could well be the title of this album. It is not only a musical encounter with Korngold, but a temporal one as well, taking us on a journey from Vienna to Hollywood, through the dark decades of history. It is also an encounter of artistry and friendship with Severin, who has guided us from his piano.

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Tracklist

01 String Quartet no. 1 in A major, op. 16: I. Allegro molto 08:18
02 String Quartet no. 1 in A major, op. 16: II. Adagio quasi Fantasia. Langsam, mit großem Ausdruk 09:15
03 String Quartet no. 1 in A major, op. 16: III. Intermezzo. Ziemlich lebhaft, mit Grazie 05:21
04 String Quartet no. 1 in A major, op. 16: IV. Finale. Allegretto amabile e comodo 11:33
05 Piano Quintet in E major, op. 15: I. Mäßiges Zeitmaß, mit schwungvoll blühendem Ausdruk 12:34
06 Piano Quintet in E major, op. 15: II. Adagio. Mit größter Ruhe, stets äußerst gebunden und ausdrucksvoll 13:14
07 Piano Quintet in E major, op. 15: III. Finale. Gemessen, beinahe pathetisch 08:20