Release Date: 20 November 2020
Label: Avie
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 822252243628
Genres: Classical Chamber Music
Description
Quartetto di Cremona celebrates its 20th anniversary with its 14th recording and first on AVIE. "Italian Postcards" features works by composers inspired by the Mediterranean country, including Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Wolf and Nimrod Borenstein, whose work the quartet commissioned especially for this release.
Greetings from Italy where music is everywhere! Celebrating 20 years of an illustrious international career with their 14th recording and first on AVIE, the multiple award-winning Quartetto di Cremona sends "Italian Postcards", assembling evocations of the Mediterranean country by four non-natives. Mozart penned his first string quartet during his first Italian journey to the town of Lodi. Hugo Wolf's "Italian Serenade" takes its inspiration from poetry and ancient Italian melodies. Extending the quartet repertoire, the Cremona commissioned British-French-Israeli composer Nimrod Borenstein, whose "Cieli d'Italia" was inspired by the colours of the Italian skies. The album's idyllic conclusion is Tchaikovsky's string sextet, "Souvenir de Florence," in which the Cremona is joined by violist Ori Kam (Jerusalem Quartet) and cellist Eckart Runge (former founding member of the Artemis Quartet).
CRITICAL ACCLAIM
"as sleek and elegant as an Armani suit" – The Strad
"Performances of great personality" – Gramophone
"They play with fervour and flair." – The Guardian
"played with zest and sparkle." - The Observer
Tracklisting
Danbi Um; Juho Pohjonen
Christopher Tyler Nickel, Sarah Jackson
Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Bruce Wolosoff
Charles Owen
Proteus Ensemble; Stephen Shellard
Benjamin Hochman
Apollo's Fire; Jeannette Sorrell
Karolos
The Counterpoints
Narratio Quartet
Danbi Um; Juho Pohjonen
Engegard Quartet, NyNorsk Messingkvintett
Flute Alors
Louise Bessette
Jonas Batstrand, Jorn Fossheim
