636943611128

Helsted:decet/string Quartet

Danish Sinfonietta/Riddell

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Format: CD

Cat No: 8226111

Release Date:  11 August 2016

Label:  Da Capo / Dacapo

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  636943611128

Genres:  Classical  

Composer/Series:  Helsted

  • Description

    The Danish composer Gustav Helsted (1857-1924) was perceived by his contemporaries as modern and radical. As an advocate of the new, Late Romantic currents that he had encountered on his travels to Germany, France and Italy, he was described in his native Denmark as "...a questing artist who chooses his resources with extremely discerning taste, and who may therefore seem odd and unapproachable". Today, however, Helsted's music sounds both charming and accommodating with its strong Romantic expression, and despite the Continental inspiration it is clearly rooted in the Danish tradition and character. On this premiere recording The Danish Sinfonietta and David Riddell present Helsted's symphonically conceived Decet from 1891 and the dramatic string quintet in F minor, composed in c. 1917.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. I. Allegro Moderato
      • 2. II. Theme and Variations: Andante
      • 3. III. Scherzo: Allegro Molto Vivace
      • 4. IV. Finale: Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Allegro Vivo - Adagio Ma Non Troppo - All
      • 5. I. Allegro Con Fuoco
      • 6. II. Presto Appassionato
      • 7. III. Andante Sostenuto
      • 8. IV. Allegro Risoluto

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