Bela Bartok And Paul Hindemith
Classical
| Aug 2007
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2008-11-16
Reviewed 2008-11-16
String quartets from a couple of mid-20th Century masters.
Bartok -- Edgy, abrasive work, with some deeply quiet segments.
1- Fast, with a strong dramatic mood. Blaring, dissonant violin alarms at about the halfway point -- cool.
2- Quite slow, like placid droplets in a pond
3- Upbeat, skippy, with a dark side of course
4- Tense twittering, not that slow or dark. A playful but mysterious effect.
5- Active, tumbling, fairly fast. Some parts even have a Carl Stalling-like feel (think Warner Bros. cartoons).
Hindemith -- Nicely heavyhanded at times but without the sharp angles of the Bartok, although track 9 gets rather bold. The more directly "musical" and normal-classical of the two quartets.
6- Sad
7- Fast, tense, dire. Nice standalone track.
8- Low-key transition segment. Very quiet start.
9- Strong-handed, with an early cello solo.
10- Dramatic pulsing, another strong, declarative movement
Bartok -- Edgy, abrasive work, with some deeply quiet segments.
1- Fast, with a strong dramatic mood. Blaring, dissonant violin alarms at about the halfway point -- cool.
2- Quite slow, like placid droplets in a pond
3- Upbeat, skippy, with a dark side of course
4- Tense twittering, not that slow or dark. A playful but mysterious effect.
5- Active, tumbling, fairly fast. Some parts even have a Carl Stalling-like feel (think Warner Bros. cartoons).
Hindemith -- Nicely heavyhanded at times but without the sharp angles of the Bartok, although track 9 gets rather bold. The more directly "musical" and normal-classical of the two quartets.
6- Sad
7- Fast, tense, dire. Nice standalone track.
8- Low-key transition segment. Very quiet start.
9- Strong-handed, with an early cello solo.
10- Dramatic pulsing, another strong, declarative movement
Recent airplay
String Quartet No. 4, Op. 22, Mvt. 3 (Paul Hindemith)
Hand Wash in Coleslaw — Jan 14, 2009
String Quartet No. 5, Allegro (Bela Bartok)
Memory Select — Dec 12, 2008
String Quartet No. 5, Allegro (Bela Bartok)
Baptism of Solitude — Dec 11, 2008
String Quartet No. 5, Allegro (Bela Bartok)
public noize racket — Dec 06, 2008
String Quartet No. 5, Allegro (Bela Bartok)
String Quartet No. 5, Allegro (Bela Bartok)
Orangeasm — Dec 03, 2008
Charting
2008-11-30 — 2009-02-01
Classical/Experimental
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jan 18 | 1 |
| Dec 14 | 2 |
| Dec 7 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | String Quartet No. 5, Allegro (Bela Bartok) | ||
| 2. | String Quartet No. 5, Adagio Molto (Bela Bartok) | ||
| 3. | String Quartet No. 5, Allegro (Bela Bartok) | ||
| 4. | String Quartet No. 5, Allegro (Bela Bartok) | ||
| 5. | String Quartet No. 5, Allegro (Bela Bartok) | ||
| 6. | String Quartet No. 4, Op. 22, Mvt. 1 (Paul Hindemith) | ||
| 7. | String Quartet No. 4, Op. 22, Mvt. 2 (Paul Hindemith) | ||
| 8. | String Quartet No. 4, Op. 22, Mvt. 3 (Paul Hindemith) | ||
| 9. | String Quartet No. 4, Op. 22, Mvt. 4 (Paul Hindemith) | ||
| 10. | String Quartet No. 4, Op. 22, Mvt. 5 (Paul Hindemith) |