Metier MSV 92026 Catalan String Quartets

CATALAN STRING QUARTETS
KREUTZER QUARTET

While the string quartet is most usually associated with the Germanic traditions, many fine quartets have emanated from a variety of sources in more recent times, and the Catalan area is such. The four quartets recorded here are important becuase they offer a picture of quartet writing outside the main European canon; the four composers are of the generation after the great Roberto Gerhard, who left Spain for Britain in 1939 but whose roots in Catalan music created the cornerstone for this new school of expression.

Gerhard: Chamber Music - Metier MSV 92012
Gerhard: String Quartets - Metier MSV 92032

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	CATALAN STRING QUARTETS KREUTZER QUARTET While the string quartet is most usually associated with the Germanic traditions, many fine quartets have emanated from a variety of sources in more recent times, and the Catalan area is such. The four quartets recorded here are important becuase they offer a picture of quartet writing outside the main European canon; the four composers are of the generation after the great Roberto Gerhard, who left Spain for Britain in 1939 but whose roots in Catalan music created the cornerstone for this new school of expression. Gerhard: Chamber Music - Metier MSV 92012 Gerhard: String Quartets - Metier MSV 92032
		playing time: 79.15 direct sale price: £8.50 audio sample: Roger: Quartet (opening)
tracks: Miquel Roger: String Quartet no. 2 (1994) Albert Sarda: String Quartet (1978) Josep Soler: String Quartet no. 1 (1974) String Quartet no. 5 (1995)	review extracts: for full reviews click here
	“Were it not for fiercely dedicated independents such as David Lefeber's Metier label, music lovers with a taste for adventure would be far less served. This Catalan string quartet disc is a remarkable release. The recording itself… is about as good as they get. This is exemplary string sound and the ambient space is exactly right. The Kreutzer Quartet plays with precision, heart, and soul… marvelous stuff.” - Mike Silverton (LaFolia)
	“All this music is wonderfully played and recorded in a Loughton church with ideal acoustics for the purpose; the Kreutzers leave you in no doubt of their commitment and conviction. Taken one at a time, I enjoyed them all” – Peter Grahame Woolf (Musical Pointers)