Maggini Quartet - Works for String Quartet - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Veronica Kuijken writes InchThere was more than one surprise in store for me as I took a closer look at the chronology of the works Héléna and I have recorded here. For instance, the timeline I had spontaneously imagined for the years in which the works were written turned out not to correspond to the actual chronology at all, and the ages of the composers at the time they wrote them do not coincide with the youth or maturity they communicate. But these surprises actually make me rather happy, since they so beautifully illustrate the uniqueness of every person, quite apart from textbook music history! Despite the 'frozen' aspect of a recording, we do very much hope that we have succeeded in bringing out the living, breathing quality of the music here. Compositions, we think, are a bit like children having complete 'power' over them is impossible, since they have their own lives. Even composers can only send a work out into the world for it to live on independently - since every time we listen, we hear a different version, don't we?Inch

The English composer John Ireland drew his inspiration from his country' heritage, it's poetry and it's landscapes. He emerged as a celebrated composer towards the end of World War I, having destroyed almost all of his student works. Album Tracks 1. Allegro 2. Molto Allegro 3. Andante Moderato 4. Finale Vivace 5. Allegro Moderato 6. Nocturne Andante 7. Scherzo Presto 8. Poco Allegro - Grazioso - Meno Mosso - Allegretto - Allegretto Semplice - L'istesso Tempo - Vivace

Album Tracks 1. String Quartet in E Flat Major Allegro Moderato Ma Ben Animato 2. String Quartet in E Flat Major Lento - Vivace - Allegretto - Andante - Allegro Vivace 3. String Quartet in a Minor Allegro - Lento - Tempo Primo 4. String Quartet in a Minor Andante Con Moto 5. String Quartet in a Minor Rondo Allegro Vivace 6. String Trio in G Major Allegretto Giovale 7. String Trio in G Major Adagio 8. String Trio in G Major Molto Vivace - Lento Sostenuto 9. String Trio in G Major Andante Grazioso - Presto