Auryn Quartett - Auryn Series 12 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Julius Berger - Sonata for Cello & Basso Continuo [COMPACT DISCS] date 12/12/1995

Hindemith's InchLudus tonalisInch which is presented on this CD was composed in the American exile. It is not only the composer's last work for piano solo, but also one of the most important works of piano compositions of the 20th century. To show what music and composition are This is what Hindmith tried to undertake in his InchLudus tonalisInch. The basis for harmonic practice and tonal structure presented in InchThe Craft of Musical CompositionInch finds direct application in the final concept of the InchLudus tonalisInch. Heinrich Strobel, musicologist and Hindemith's first biographer called InchLudus tonalisInch the InchWell-Tempered PianoInch of the 20th century. Composer Fritz von Borries said InchWhat has here become music is not a mathematical problem or experiment, but a deep spiritual triumph, in which ultimate reason and ultimate being are revealed. How can the meaning of Praeludium and Postludium be more clearly represented than by letting that which began in the beginning appear in the end and run it's course in reverse direction and vertically inverted? And what wonderful music it is both times.Inch

Far too good just to have as background music this is utterly superb string quartet art. You have surely not heard these French treasures played with more sensitivity or clarity. (Stuttgarter Zeitung) InchThe Auryn Quartet plays these works with such sovereign ease that in places they sound positively casual. But don't let this fact give any impression of complacency on the part of the players - rather the performances reveal a certain aristocratic elegance that serves these works particularly well. Another winner from this small but almost invariably excellent tag.Inch (classics today)