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Still: Four String Quartets

Villiers Quartet

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Format: CD

Cat No: 8571353

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Release Date:  28 September 2014

Label:  Naxos - Ex Select Products / Naxos Classics

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  747313135370

Genres:  Classical  

Composer/Series:  Still

  • Description

    Robert Still's four string quartets vividly encapsulate his compositional career. The first two, of which No.1 was first performed in 1948, display an early inclination towards folk-song and preclassical models, while Nos. 3 and 4, written during the 1960s 'without key', reflect his later change towards a continental European-influenced method of composition that can be summed up by the abandonment of writing in a tonal style. These world premiere recordings owe a considerable debt to the editorial expertise of James Dickenson, leader of the Villiers Quartet, who prepared the performance material from the original scores.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Adagio - Allegretto Seriouso
      • 2. Allegretto Giocondo
      • 3. Tempo Di Marcia Quasi Passacaglia
      • 4. Allegro Risoluto
      • 5. Molto Adagio Molto Legato
      • 6. Allegro Vivo
      • 7. Allegro Marcato
      • 8. Adagio Sostenuto
      • 9. Allegro Pressante
      • 10. Tempo Di Marcia
      • 11. Allegro Agitato
      • 12. Poco Lento
      • 13. Tempo Di Marcia
      • 14. Angoscioso

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