Daedalus Quartet / Sibelius, Stravinsky, Ravel |
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Album: | Sibelius, Stravinsky, Ravel | Collection: | Classical | |
Artist: | Daedalus Quartet | Added: | Sep 2006 | |
Label: | Bridge Records |
A-File Activity |
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Add Date: | 2011-07-24 | Pull Date: | 2011-07-31 | Charts: | Classical/Experimental |
Week Ending: | Jul 31 | Jul 24 |
Airplays: | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Jul 24, 2013: | july-24-13 Sibelius: Quartet For Strings In D Minor, Op. 56 "Voces Intimae" (1909) I. Andan | 4. | Jun 29, 2011: | consummate classical Sibelius: Quartet For Strings In D Minor, Op. 56 "Voces Intimae" (1909) I. Andan | |
2. | Jul 27, 2011: | Amazing Grace Sibelius: Quartet For Strings In D Minor, Op. 56 "Voces Intimae" (1909) Iii. Ada | 5. | Feb 12, 2011: | There and Back Again Ravel: Quartet For Strings In F Major (1902-3) Ii. Assez Vif - Très Rythmé, Sibelius: Quartet For Strings In D Minor, Op. 56 "Voces Intimae" (1909) V. Alleg | |
3. | Jul 18, 2011: | Mixed Up Class Fuga a 3 soggetti, from Quartet in A major, op. 20 no 6 | 6. | Jun 24, 2009: | Signal to Noise Sibelius: Quartet For Strings In D Minor, Op. 56 "Voces Intimae" (1909) I. Andan |
Album Review |
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MichaS Reviewed 2006-10-18 | ||
Romantic early 20th-century chamber music, beautifully played by a young and already pretty-successful string quartet. Highly recommended, especially the Sibelius string quartet. For each composer, the pieces selected deviate from the style they are famous for. For Sibelius (tracks 1-5)- intimate chamber music, very different from his great body of symphonic work. For the more contemporary Stravinsky (tracks 6-8), 3 pieces representing a transition between his early “Primitive”(”Russion”) period (represented by “the Rite of Spring”) to the later Neo-Classic period. For Ravel (9-12), the string quartet is his first chamber music composition, written when he was struggling for recognition (which failed; following submission of this piece, he was expelled from the Paris conservatory). **1. Mid-tempo and passionate with some dark undertones. 2. Lively and pastoral. 3. Slow and sad. 4. Mid-tempo. Strong ending. *5. Fast. In the more energetic sections, it’s very strong. A beautiful finale. 6. A Dance-y repetitive piece. Very short. 7. Described by the composer as eccentric. Lots of stops and starts. 8. Slow and gloomy. With lots of very quiet moments. 9. Mid-tempo. Very romantic and pastoral. With more passionate bursts. *10. Opens with a stormy pizzicato, slows down, and goes back to pizzicato. 11. Very slow. 12. Mid-tempo to fast. Dramatic. |
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