Mitja Quartet; Giorgiana Strazzullo; Pasquale Allegretti Gra
Release Date: 15 January 2021
Label: Urania Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 8051773570650
Genres: Classical Chamber Music
Description
This is the first of three albums from the Mitja Quartet containing the 18 string quartets of Donizetti.
In his instrumental works, as well as in his theatrical compositions, Donizetti aimed to melt various styles and languages, constantly experimenting an always new compositional event. "Sparing my imagination" and "using just a few ideas" (in his own words) meant, for Donizetti, to let the melody breathe. It is one of the most explicit indications of what we define 'classical style'.
The sylloge proposed in this album contains six quartets belonging to different years. Each of them has been composed on the basis of common formal characteristics, but each of them develops its own peculiarities too. The variety of musical choices, the different traditions, solutions and combinations in these quartets shows how Donizetti conceives the quartet form as a compositional workshop.
Tracklisting
Erich Leinsdorf; Boston Symphony Orchestra
Sviatoslav Richter, Philharmonia Orchestra, Wiener Symphoniker Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
Luigi Chiarizia
Claudio Ronco & Emanuel Vozza
Ensemble Mark Rothko
Furiosi Affetti Ensemble, Lorenzo Gugole, Giorgio Bottiglion
Elena Suliotis, Mario Del Monaco, Fiorenza Cossotto, Orchestra and Coro dell'Accademia di Santa Cec
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Karolos
The Counterpoints
Narratio Quartet
Danbi Um; Juho Pohjonen
Engegard Quartet, NyNorsk Messingkvintett
Flute Alors
Louise Bessette
Jonas Batstrand, Jorn Fossheim
