Danish composer Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen (1932-2016) wrote string quartets all his life. Fourteen in all; the first three dating from 1959, the last ones from 2013. Launching its complete cycle of Gudmundsen-Holmgreen’s string quartets, the Nordic String Quartet here presents the first six quartets: Honesty meets schoolboy pranks, obstinacy meets doubt, yes meets no – Gudmundsen-Holmgreen’s string quartets are full of such clashes. We start at one point and end at a totally different one. Never fusty, often entertaining, always adamant.
Tracklist:
1, String Quartet No. 5 “Step by Step”
2, String Quartet No. 1: Andante
3, String Quartet No. 6, “Parting”
4, String Quartet No. 3 “5 Short Studies” : I. —
5, String Quartet No. 3 “5 Short Studies” : II. —
6, String Quartet No. 3 “5 Short Studies” : III. —
7, String Quartet No. 3 “5 Short Studies” : IV. —
8, String Quartet No. 3 “5 Short Studies” : V. —
9, String Quartet No. 4
10, String Quartet No. 2 “Quartetto facile” : I. Andantino
11, String Quartet No. 2 “Quartetto facile” : II. Allegretto
12, String Quartet No. 2 “Quartetto facile” : III. Andante
13, String Quartet No. 2 “Quartetto facile” : IV. Allegro
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