This week Bill broadens his considerations of the string quartet with an emphasis on lesser-known, late-19th century composers. He begins with Poème for violin and piano by Czech composer Zdeněk Fibich. Bill says “the music is familiar but the composer maybe not so familiar”: Poème was the score for one of the first choreographies by George Balanchine. Fibich was among the European composers born in the 1850s and 1860s such as Hugo Wolf, Vincent d’Indy, and Ernest Chausson. And, Bill adds another contemporary of this group, American (New England) composer Amy Beach.
String Quartets from Fibich to Sibelius
Playlist
Episode 1
Fibich, Zdeněk: Poème (excerpt)
Takako Nishizaki, violin; Jenö Jandó, piano
Violin Miniatures
Naxos 8.550306
1:36
Fibich, Zdeněk: String Quartet No. 1 in A, II. III.
Panocha Quartet
Fibich: Piano Quartet, Op. 11 & Quintet, Op. 42
Supraphon SU34872131
9:34
Fibich, Zdeněk: String Quartet No. 2 in G I. II. III.
Panocha Quartet
Fibich: Piano Quartet, Op. 11 & Quintet, Op. 42
Supraphon SU34872131
18:25
Sibelius, Jean: String Quartet in E-flat, JS 184
I. Allegro
III. Scherzo
Sibelius Academy Quartet
Jean Sibelius: Complete String Quartets
Finlandia 40872
11:22
Wolf, Hugo: Italian Serenade in G Major
Brodsky Quartet
In the South
Chandos 10761
6:49
Sibelius, Jean: String Quartet in E-flat, JS 184 IV. (excerpt)
Sibelius Academy Quartet
Jean Sibelius: Complete String Quartets
Finlandia 40872
2:45
Episode 2
d’Indy, Vincent: String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 35 II. Lent et calme III. Assez modéré
Chilingirian Quartet
Chausson & Indy: String Quartets
Hyperion 67097
15:36
Chausson, Ernest: String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 35 II. Très calme III. Gaiement, pas trop vite
Chilingirian Quartet
Chausson & Indy: String Quartets
Hyperion 67097
15:41
Strauss, Richard: String Quartet in A, Op. 2 Allegro Molto Trio: Un Poco Meno
Portland Quartet
Quartet in A minor; String Quartet in A major, Op. 2
Arabesque Z6521
4:12
Sibelius, Jean: String Quartet in A Minor III. Vivace IV. Allegro
Sibelius Academy Quartet
Jean Sibelius: Complete String Quartets
Finlandia 40872
12:04
Episode 3
Debussy, Claude: String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10 II. Scherzo Assez vif et Bien Rythmé
Emerson Quartet
Debussy, Ravel: String Quartets / Emerson String Quartet
DG 445509
1:13
Debussy, Claude: String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10 I. Animé et trés décidé (excerpt)
Emerson Quartet
Debussy, Ravel: String Quartets / Emerson String Quartet
DG 445509
:23
Debussy, Claude: String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10
Emerson Quartet
Debussy, Ravel: String Quartets / Emerson String Quartet
DG 445509
24:44
Beach, Amy Cheney: String Quartet in One Movement, Op. 89 (excerpt)
Lark Quartet
Beach: morning Glories / Joanne Polk, Lark Quartet
Arab 6747
1:00
Beach, Amy Cheney: String Quartet in One Movement, Op. 89
Lark Quartet
Beach: morning Glories / Joanne Polk, Lark Quartet
Arab 6747
14:58
Beach, Amy Cheney: Allegro con Brio from Piano Trio
Diane Pascal, violin.; Astrid Schween, violoncello; Diane Polk, piano
Beach: morning Glories / Joanne Polk, Lark Quartet
Arab 6747
4:31
Debussy, Claude: String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10 III. Andantino, doucement expressif
Emerson Quartet
Debussy, Ravel: String Quartets / Emerson String Quartet
DG 445509
2:42
Episode 4
Glazunov, Alexander: Quartet No.7 in C, Op. 107 III. (excerpt)
Shostakovich Quartet
Glazunov Quartet & Quintet
Mobile Fidelity 875
00:48
Glazunov, Alexander: Quartet No.7 in C, Op. 107
I. Adagio. Allegro giocoso (Remembrance of the Past)
Andante affettuoso (The Breath of Spring)
Shostakovich Quartet
Glazunov Quartet & Quintet
Mobile Fidelity 875
15:48
Glazunov, Alexander: Quartet No.7 in C, Op. 107
III. Allegro scherzando (In the Mysterious Forest)
IV. Moderato (Russian Festivity)
Shostakovich Quartet
Glazunov Quartet & Quintet
Mobile Fidelity 875
13:39
Elgar, Edward: String Quartet in E minor, Op.83 I. Allegro moderato II. Piacevole (poco andante)
Chilingirian Quartet
British Composers – Elgar: Piano Quintet, String Quartet
EMI Classics Special import 65099
19:42
Elgar, Edward: String Quartet in E minor, Op.83 III Allegro molto (excerpt)
Chilingirian Quartet
British Composers – Elgar: Piano Quintet, String Quartet
EMI Classics Special import 65099
2:13
Episode 5
Sibelius, Jean: String Quartet in D Minor, Op. 56, Voces Intimae I. Andante, Allegro Molto Moderato
Guarneri Quartet
Sibelius, Grieg: String Quartets / Guarneri
Philips 426286
1:02
Sibelius, Jean: String Quartet in D Minor, Op. 56, Voces Intimae II. Vivace
Guarneri Quartet
Sibelius, Grieg: String Quartets / Guarneri
Philips 426286
:38
Sibelius, Jean: String Quartet in D Minor, Op. 56, Voces Intimae III. Adagio Di Molto
Guarneri Quartet
Sibelius, Grieg: String Quartets / Guarneri
Philips 426286
:12
Sibelius, Jean: String Quartet in D Minor, Op. 56, Voces Intimae I. II. III. IV. V.
Guarneri Quartet
Sibelius, Grieg: String Quartets / Guarneri
Philips 426286
28:59
Sibelius, Jean: String Quartet in D Minor, Op. 56, Voces Intimae V. Allegro (excerpt)
Guarneri Quartet
Sibelius, Grieg: String Quartets / Guarneri
Philips 426286
1:12
von Reznicek, Emil: Quartet No. 1 In C-Sharp Minor, I.II.III.
Franz Schubert Quartet
Korngold, Reznicek: String Quartets / Franz Schubert Quartet
Nimbus 5506
19:29