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The American critic Robert Reilly described the music from the first volume of the complete string quartets of David Matthews (b. 1943) as "some of the most concentrated, penetrating writing for this medium in the past 30 years or more. It is musical thinking of the highest order and quartet writing in the great tradition of Beethoven, Bartók, Britten, and Tippett". Matthews’ three most recent quartets call in a wide range of references. Birdsong – heard in No. 13 and No. 14 – is a standard Matthews topos; and the fugal No. 15 seems to find a middle ground between late Beethoven and folk-music. No. 13 presents the biggest surprise: it introduces four solo voices, siting the work somewhere between Berg’s Lyric Suite and Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music. Some touching arrangements and two canons for two Michaels – Tippett and Berkeley – complete the programme. © Toccata Classics
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String Quartet No. 14, Op. 145 (David Matthews)
David Matthews, Composer - Kreutzer Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
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David Matthews, Composer - Kreutzer Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
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David Matthews, Composer - Kreutzer Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
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String Quartet No. 15, Op. 159 (David Matthews)
David Matthews, Composer - Kreutzer Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
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David Matthews, Composer - Kreutzer Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
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David Matthews, Composer - Kreutzer Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
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David Matthews, Composer - Kreutzer Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
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String Quartet No. 13, Op. 136 (David Matthews)
James Robinson, Artist, MainArtist - David Matthews, Composer - Kreutzer Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - Will Dawes, Artist, MainArtist - Rebecca Lea, Artist, MainArtist - D. H. Lawrence, Lyricist - Jess Dandy, Artist, MainArtist
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David Matthews, Composer - Kreutzer Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
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James Robinson, Artist, MainArtist - David Matthews, Composer - Kreutzer Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - Will Dawes, Artist, MainArtist - Rebecca Lea, Artist, MainArtist - D. H. Lawrence, Lyricist - Jess Dandy, Artist, MainArtist
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David Matthews, Composer - Kreutzer Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
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James Robinson, Artist, MainArtist - David Matthews, Composer - Kreutzer Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - Will Dawes, Artist, MainArtist - Rebecca Lea, Artist, MainArtist - Jess Dandy, Artist, MainArtist
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Sospiri, Op. 70 (Arr. D. Matthews for String Quartet) (Edward Elgar)
David Matthews, Arranger - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - Kreutzer Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Minuet in D Major, K. 355 (Arr. D. Matthews for String Quartet) (Edward Elgar)
David Matthews, Arranger - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - Kreutzer Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Gigue in G Major, K. 574 (Arr. D. Matthews for String Quartet) (Edward Elgar)
David Matthews, Arranger - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - Kreutzer Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Bagatelle in C Major, WoO 56 (Arr. D. Matthews for String Quartet) (Edward Elgar)
David Matthews, Arranger - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - Kreutzer Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht, H. 145 (Arr. D. Matthews for String Quartet) (Edward Elgar)
David Matthews, Arranger - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - Kreutzer Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Dichterliebe, Op. 48 (Edward Elgar)
David Matthews, Arranger - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - Kreutzer Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Canon for Michael Tippett (David Matthews)
David Matthews, Composer - Kreutzer Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Canon for Michael Berkeley (David Matthews)
David Matthews, Composer - Kreutzer Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Albumbeschreibung
The American critic Robert Reilly described the music from the first volume of the complete string quartets of David Matthews (b. 1943) as "some of the most concentrated, penetrating writing for this medium in the past 30 years or more. It is musical thinking of the highest order and quartet writing in the great tradition of Beethoven, Bartók, Britten, and Tippett". Matthews’ three most recent quartets call in a wide range of references. Birdsong – heard in No. 13 and No. 14 – is a standard Matthews topos; and the fugal No. 15 seems to find a middle ground between late Beethoven and folk-music. No. 13 presents the biggest surprise: it introduces four solo voices, siting the work somewhere between Berg’s Lyric Suite and Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music. Some touching arrangements and two canons for two Michaels – Tippett and Berkeley – complete the programme. © Toccata Classics
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:59
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Kreutzer Quartet Rebecca Lea Jess Dandy James Robinson Will Dawes
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Toccata Classics
- Genre: Klassiek Kamermuziek
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