Holmboe / Nightingale String Quartet - Holmboe: String Quartets, Vol. 3 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Vagn Holmboe (1909-96) stands as one of the greatest 20th-century composers of string quartets, with a monumental series of 21 quartets demonstrating his distinctive metamorphosis method. Holmboe's vibrant and organic quartet works are profoundly rooted in a Buddhist inspired perspective on life, an outlook which, though he kept it private, led him to view all manifestations of life as part of a cosmic whole. Equally essential is the influence from folk music. This third volume of the acclaimed Nightingale String Quartet series captures Holmboe at the peak of his creativity, with his musical metamorphosis practice fully flourishing. Album Tracks 1. String Quartet No. 4, Op. 63~I. Andante passionate 2. String Quartet No. 4, Op. 63~II. Presto espansivo 3. String Quartet No. 4, Op. 63~III. Adagio affettuosa 4. String Quartet No. 4, Op. 63~IV. Largo e semplice 5. String Quartet No. 4, Op. 63~V. Allegretto sereno 6. String Quartet No. 5, Op. 66~I. Pesante - Fluente 7. String Quartet No. 5, Op. 66~II. Adagio 8. String Quartet No. 5, Op. 66~III. Energico 9. String Quartet, No. 16, Op. 146~I. Allegro non troppo 10. String Quartet, No. 16, Op. 146~II. Molto vivace 11. String Quartet, No. 16, Op. 146~III. Adagio 12. String Quartet, No. 16, Op. 146~IV. Presto