About this product
Title: String Quartets 1
Artist: Doric String Quartet
Label: Chandos
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 095115224922
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2021-07-02
Number of Discs: 2
Additional Details: 2 PACK
Towards the end of his life, short of money and heavily in debt, Mozart had the opportunity to visit King Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia - a famous patron of the arts and a keen and above-average musician. Mozart performed for the King and left with some cash and a commission for a set of six string quartets, of which these are the only three he completed. They are ground-breaking in the way in which Mozart utilised the voicing of the instruments. King Friedrich was a viola da gamba player turned cellist, and these works feature extensive melodies for the cello, usually in a high register, thus emancipating the cello from the bass line and introducing a more evenly blended texture. Firmly established as one of the leading quartets of their generation, the Doric String Quartet enjoys a worldwide reputation and has performed at festivals and concert halls around the globe. Exclusive Chandos artists, the Quartet has drawn widespread critical acclaim for it's recordings and won a number of prestigious awards.
Tracks:
1.1 Quartet, KV 575 In D Major (1789)
1.2 Quartet, KV 589 In B Flat Major (1790)
1.3 Quartet, KV 590 In F Major (1790)
Artist: Doric String Quartet
Label: Chandos
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 095115224922
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2021-07-02
Number of Discs: 2
Additional Details: 2 PACK
Towards the end of his life, short of money and heavily in debt, Mozart had the opportunity to visit King Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia - a famous patron of the arts and a keen and above-average musician. Mozart performed for the King and left with some cash and a commission for a set of six string quartets, of which these are the only three he completed. They are ground-breaking in the way in which Mozart utilised the voicing of the instruments. King Friedrich was a viola da gamba player turned cellist, and these works feature extensive melodies for the cello, usually in a high register, thus emancipating the cello from the bass line and introducing a more evenly blended texture. Firmly established as one of the leading quartets of their generation, the Doric String Quartet enjoys a worldwide reputation and has performed at festivals and concert halls around the globe. Exclusive Chandos artists, the Quartet has drawn widespread critical acclaim for it's recordings and won a number of prestigious awards.
Tracks:
1.1 Quartet, KV 575 In D Major (1789)
1.2 Quartet, KV 589 In B Flat Major (1790)
1.3 Quartet, KV 590 In F Major (1790)
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