Stradivari Quartett inConcert – Songs of Yearning Stradivari Quartett

• Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, B. 179 ‘American’:
• 1 Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, B. 179 ‘American’: I. Allegro ma non troppo 09:32
• 2 Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, B. 179 ‘American’: II. Lento 07:39
• 3 Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, B. 179 ‘American’: III. Molto vivace 03:55
• 4 Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, B. 179 ‘American’: IV. Vivace ma non troppo 05:28
• Cypresses, B. 152:
• 5 Dvořák: Cypresses, B. 152: II. Death Reigns 02:31
• David Philip Hefti (b. 1975): Songs of Yearning, String Quartet No. 8:
• 6 Hefti: Songs of Yearning, String Quartet No. 8: I. Joyfully 04:19
• Antonín Dvořák: Cypresses, B. 152:
• 7 Dvořák: Cypresses, B. 152: V. Here Gaze I 03:11
• David Philip Hefti: Songs of Yearning, String Quartet No. 8:
• 8 Hefti: Songs of Yearning, String Quartet No. 8: II. Relentlessly 05:28
• Antonín Dvořák: Cypresses, B. 152:
• 9 Dvořák: Cypresses, B. 152: VII. I Wander Often 02:01
• David Philip Hefti: Songs of Yearning, String Quartet No. 8:
• 10 Hefti: Songs of Yearning, String Quartet No. 8: III. Wistfully 03:23
• Antonín Dvořák: Cypresses, B. 152:
• 11 Dvořák: Cypresses, B. 152: XI. Nature Lies Peaceful 02:24
• David Philip Hefti: Songs of Yearning, String Quartet No. 8:
• 12 Hefti: Songs of Yearning, String Quartet No. 8: IV. Soulfully 07:57
• Antonín Dvořák: Cypresses, B. 152:
• 13 Dvořák: Cypresses, B. 152: XII. You are Asking Why 02:52
• Total Runtime 01:00:40

Info for Stradivari Quartett inConcert – Songs of Yearning

The ‘Stradivari Quartett in Concert’ series presents this second volume – Songs of Yearning – a live recording captured during the ensemble’s Klangwelle concert in Zurich. The album features three remarkable works: Dvořák’s radiant ‘American’ Quartet, five lyrical selections from his Cypresses, and the world premiere recording of Swiss composer David Philip Hefti’s String Quartet No. 8 – a work expressly commissioned for the ensemble and designed to be performed interspersed with the Cypresses, as heard in this recording. Founded in 2007, Stradivari Quartett has earned global acclaim for its sophisticated musicianship and profound interpretations that affirm the quartet’s standing among today’s foremost ensembles.

Stradivari Quartet

Stradivari Quartett
Seit seinem Debüt in der Zürcher Tonhalle im September 2007 hat sich das Stradivari Quartett zu einem der führenden Schweizer Streichquartett-Ensembles entwickelt. Jährliche Tourneen führen das junge Ensemble um die ganze Welt. Auftritte in der Wigmore Hall London, im Metropolitan Museum New York, der Kioi Hall Tokyo, der Shanghai Oriental Hall, dem National Center for Performing Arts Beijing ebenso wie Einladungen zu bedeutenden Festivals wie dem Lucerne Festival, dem Kissinger Sommer oder dem Rheingau Musikfestival bilden den Schwerpunkt einer vielseitigen Tätigkeit. Die Mitglieder spielen auf Instrumenten des italienischen Geigenbauers Antonio Stradivari, zur Verfügung gestellt von der Habisreutinger Stiftung.

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