Michael Korstick - String Quartets & Piano Quintet - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Had Alberto Ginastera not been born just three years after the scandalous premiere of The Rite of Spring, he could easily have been considered one of the earliest followers of the InchpaganInch Stravinsky. Although wild rhythms of ancient dances, volcanic eruptions of complex sound layers, and martyrs of all kinds permeate his works, they are never random in form. His First String Quartet from 1948, for example, follows a traditional path, with some bows losing a bit of horsehair during performance - not unlike his Piano Quintet, premiered in Venice in 1963, which explores the limits of what is possible in seven extremely concise sections that the composer described as Inchneo-expressionisticInch.Maurice Ravel's unique String Quartet acts as an InchimpressionistInch antipode and delicate counterpoint in this context. Album Tracks 1. String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20~Allegro violento ed agitato 2. String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20~Vivacissimo 3. String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20~Calmo e poetico 4. String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20~Allegramente rustico 5. String Quartet in F major, Op. 35~Allegro moderato. Très doux 6. String Quartet in F major, Op. 35~Assez vif. Très rythmé 7. String Quartet in F major, Op. 35~Très lent 8. String Quartet in F major, Op. 35~Vif et agité 9. Piano Quintet, Op. 29~Introduzione 10. Piano Quintet, Op. 29~Cadenza I per viola e violoncello 11. Piano Quintet, Op. 29~Scherzo fantastico 12. Piano Quintet, Op. 29~Cadenza II per due violini 13. Piano Quintet, Op. 29~Piccola musica notturna 14. Piano Quintet, Op. 29~Cadenza III per pianoforte 15. Piano Quintet, Op. 29~Finale