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Formed in 1994 at the Royal College of Music in London, the Belcea Quartet already has an impressive discography, including the complete Beethoven string quartets. For this new recording, the ensemble has chosen three quartets by two iconic composers of the 20th century: Leos Janáček and György Ligeti. Fifteen years after their first recording for Zig-Zag, and after some changes in personnel, they have decided to record again the two string quartets by Janáček. The First Quartet was inspired by Leon Tolstoy’s famous novella, The Kreutzer Sonata: the four-movement work follows the narrative, including its culminating murder. The Second Quartet is subtitled Intimate Letters, in homage to Kamila Stösslova, with whom the composer had an important relationship expressed through letters, one that influenced both his life and his music. Finally, the First Quartet by Ligeti, subtitled Métamorphoses nocturnes because of its particular form. The composer described the work as a sort of theme and variations, but not with a specific theme that is then subsequently varied: rather, it is a single musical thought appearing under constantly new guises – for this reason the word ‘metamophoses’ is more appropriate than ‘variations’. © Alpha Classics
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String Quartet No. 1 "Kreutzer Sonata" (Leoš Janáček)
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Leos Janácek, Composer - Belcea Quartet, MainArtist
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Leos Janácek, Composer - Belcea Quartet, MainArtist
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Leos Janácek, Composer - Belcea Quartet, MainArtist
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Leos Janácek, Composer - Belcea Quartet, MainArtist
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
String Quartet No. 2 "Intimate letters" (Leoš Janáček)
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Leos Janácek, Composer - Belcea Quartet, MainArtist
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Leos Janácek, Composer - Belcea Quartet, MainArtist
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Leos Janácek, Composer - Belcea Quartet, MainArtist
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Leos Janácek, Composer - Belcea Quartet, MainArtist
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Belcea Quartet, MainArtist - Schott Music Gmbh Co Kg, MusicPublisher
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
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Formed in 1994 at the Royal College of Music in London, the Belcea Quartet already has an impressive discography, including the complete Beethoven string quartets. For this new recording, the ensemble has chosen three quartets by two iconic composers of the 20th century: Leos Janáček and György Ligeti. Fifteen years after their first recording for Zig-Zag, and after some changes in personnel, they have decided to record again the two string quartets by Janáček. The First Quartet was inspired by Leon Tolstoy’s famous novella, The Kreutzer Sonata: the four-movement work follows the narrative, including its culminating murder. The Second Quartet is subtitled Intimate Letters, in homage to Kamila Stösslova, with whom the composer had an important relationship expressed through letters, one that influenced both his life and his music. Finally, the First Quartet by Ligeti, subtitled Métamorphoses nocturnes because of its particular form. The composer described the work as a sort of theme and variations, but not with a specific theme that is then subsequently varied: rather, it is a single musical thought appearing under constantly new guises – for this reason the word ‘metamophoses’ is more appropriate than ‘variations’. © Alpha Classics
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 01:10:28
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Belcea Quartet
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Alpha Classics
- Area: République Tchèque
- Genre: Classical
- Period: Modern Style
2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2019 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
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