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On sale -50%The British composer William Sterndale Bennett was something of a prodigy as a composer, studying in Germany and writing music during his teenage years that was admired by both Mendelssohn and Schumann. He followed the former in many respects, and when even that composer's stock dropped among critics, Bennett was all but forgotten, even in Britain. These ambitious chamber works, however, are well worth revival, and they get sympathetic, well-considered treatment here from the Villiers Quartet, plus or minus players. Most impressive is the Sextet for piano and strings in F sharp minor, Op. 8, which Bennett wrote when he was 19; its 13-minute opening movement is full of subtly channeled rhythmic currents of a kind unlike anything found in Mendelssohn. The slightly later Chamber Trio, Op. 26, has an attractive pizzicato slow movement and a precisely balanced virtuoso finale. The very early String Quartet in G major, WoO 17, was left unpublished by Bennett, who probably had the right idea; it's a student work in a Haydn vein, but certainly not bad for a 15-year-old. Hollow university auditorium sound detracts from enjoyment, but many who sample this release will be pleasantly surprised.
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Piano Sextet in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 8 (William Sterndale Bennett)
Leon Bosch, Artist - William Sterndale Bennett, Composer - Jeremy Young, Artist - Villiers Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
Leon Bosch, Artist - William Sterndale Bennett, Composer - Jeremy Young, Artist - Villiers Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
Leon Bosch, Artist - William Sterndale Bennett, Composer - Jeremy Young, Artist - Villiers Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
Leon Bosch, Artist - William Sterndale Bennett, Composer - Jeremy Young, Artist - Villiers Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
Chamber Trio in A Major, Op. 26 (William Sterndale Bennett)
William Sterndale Bennett, Composer - James Dickenson, Artist, MainArtist - Jeremy Young, Artist - Nick Stringfellow, Artist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
William Sterndale Bennett, Composer - James Dickenson, Artist, MainArtist - Jeremy Young, Artist - Nick Stringfellow, Artist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
William Sterndale Bennett, Composer - James Dickenson, Artist, MainArtist - Jeremy Young, Artist - Nick Stringfellow, Artist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
String Quartet in G Major, WoO 17 (William Sterndale Bennett)
William Sterndale Bennett, Composer - Villiers Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
William Sterndale Bennett, Composer - Villiers Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
William Sterndale Bennett, Composer - Villiers Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
William Sterndale Bennett, Composer - Villiers Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
Album review
The British composer William Sterndale Bennett was something of a prodigy as a composer, studying in Germany and writing music during his teenage years that was admired by both Mendelssohn and Schumann. He followed the former in many respects, and when even that composer's stock dropped among critics, Bennett was all but forgotten, even in Britain. These ambitious chamber works, however, are well worth revival, and they get sympathetic, well-considered treatment here from the Villiers Quartet, plus or minus players. Most impressive is the Sextet for piano and strings in F sharp minor, Op. 8, which Bennett wrote when he was 19; its 13-minute opening movement is full of subtly channeled rhythmic currents of a kind unlike anything found in Mendelssohn. The slightly later Chamber Trio, Op. 26, has an attractive pizzicato slow movement and a precisely balanced virtuoso finale. The very early String Quartet in G major, WoO 17, was left unpublished by Bennett, who probably had the right idea; it's a student work in a Haydn vein, but certainly not bad for a 15-year-old. Hollow university auditorium sound detracts from enjoyment, but many who sample this release will be pleasantly surprised.
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About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:21
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Villiers Quartet James Dickenson Leon Bosch Nick Stringfellow Jeremy Young
- Composer: William Sterndale Bennett
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Classical Chamber Music
(C) 2018 Naxos (P) 2018 Naxos
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