Release Date: 21 July 2023
Label: MDG
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 760623229126
Genres: Classical Orchestral
Release Date: 09 September 2013
Label: MDG
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 760623020723
Genres: Classical Orchestral
Description
It was the beginning of a long-standing, extremely fruitful collaboration: the legendary Consortium Classicum and MDG recorded their first album together almost 40 years ago. The chemistry between the musicians and the audiophile label was present right from the start, and you can still hear it in Rossini's quartets today - reason enough to present this debut recording freshly reissued in the "Preziosa" series.
The four members of Concortium Classicum convey the youthful spirit of Rossini's quartets in an inimitable, unmistakable way. Though Rossini was rather disparaging about his works, this version by Consortium Classicum would have convinced him otherwise.
Dieter Klocker, founder and driving force behind the formidable ensemble, was always bursting with energy; he developed new project ideas by the hour, researched in music libraries, transcribed manuscripts that were hardly legible and thus expanded the chamber music repertoire for woodwind by hundreds of new "old" works.
The young Rossini composed all six quartets during a short stay at a country estate where they were also premiered. His cousins, the brothers Morri, played the first violin and the violoncello, according to Rossini, "like dogs". Nevertheless, Rossini authorised several adaptations, including the version recorded here.
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
Andrzej Szadejko, Agnieszka Budzinska-Bennett, Cracow Singers
Lea Suter
Wolfgang Sawallisch, Leopolder-Quartett, Munchner Klaviertrio
Various Artists
Holger Falk, Steffen Schleiermacher
Leipzig String Quartet
Chimaera Trio
Consort of Musicke, Emma Kirkby, Anthony Rooley
Consortium Classicum
Dieter Klocker, Consortium Classicum
Consortium Classicum
Consortium Classicum
Consortium Classicum
Consortium Classicum
