Grazyna Bacewicz – Complete String Quartets, Vol. 2 – Lutoslawski Quartet (2015) [Qobuz FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Grazyna Bacewicz – Complete String Quartets, Vol. 2 – Lutoslawski Quartet (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:17:48 minutes | 1,31 GB | Genre: Classical
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Recorded: Wrocław Philharmonic Concert Hall, Poland, from 11th to 17th December, 2012

Grażyna Bacewicz is now emerging from the shadow of her Polish contemporaries, such as Panufnik and Lutosławski, on the international stage. She constantly sought ways to develop her style and it is this continuous line of development that is perfectly exemplified in her series of string quartets. String Quartet No. 2 was premièred in 1943 in challenging circumstances but attests to her positive spirit. The prizewinning String Quartet No. 4 is one of her most performed works, perfectly balancing formal complexity, approachable themes and harmonic sophistication. The powerful and intense String Quartet No. 5 is a compositional tour de force. Volume 1 can be heard on Naxos 8.572806.

…for Bacewicz lovers already initiated, it goes without saying that these will broaden your appreciation considerably. They are gems and the performances are on the highest levels! Seek no further if you seek something “new” and excellent to enliven your everyday world right now… -Gapplegate Classical-Modern Music Review

Tracklist:

Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969)

String Quartet No. 4 (1951)
1. Andante – Allegro moderato 9:13
2. Andante 5:40
3. Allegro giocoso 5:41

String Quartet No. 2 (1943)
4. Allegro ma non troppo 7:43
5. Andante 11:54
6. Allegro 8:01

String Quartet No. 5 (1955)
7. Moderato 9:18
8. Scherzo (Fuga): Giocoso 3:37
9. Corale: Largo 8:23
10. Variazioni: Allegro 8:44

Lutosławski Quartet:
Jakub Jakowicz, Violin I
Marcin Markowicz, Violin II
Artur Rozmysłowicz, Viola
Maciej Młodawski, Cello

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