Haydn/Ravel/Stravinsky

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Ravel's tantalising stylistic confluence of ancient and modern comes bubbling to the surface in the Tesla Quartet's captivating account of his only String Quartet. An outstanding recording debut. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 31st Aug 2018
Catalogue No: ORC100085
Label: Orchid Classics
Length: 62 minutes

BBC Music Magazine

December 2018

Chamber Choice

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Ravel: String Quartet in F major

Work length28:41

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Tesla Quartet
Recorded: 29-30 April, 1 May 2017
Recording Venue: Concert Hall, Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, United Kingdom

I. Allegro moderato

Track length8:10

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II. Assez vif, très rythmé

Track length6:19

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III. Très lent

Track length8:57

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IV. Vif et agité

Track length5:15

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Ravel: Menuet sur le nom de Haydn

Work length2:00

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Tesla Quartet

Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn, M. 58 (Arr. R. Snyder for String Quartet)

Track length2:00

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Haydn: String Quartet, Op. 54 No. 2 in C major

Work length18:46

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Tesla Quartet
Recorded: 29-30 April, 1 May 2017
Recording Venue: Concert Hall, Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, United Kingdom

I. Vivace

Track length6:04

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II. Adagio

Track length3:07

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III. Minuet & Trio

Track length3:22

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IV. Finale. Adagio - Presto

Track length6:13

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Ravel: Menuet antique

Work length5:49

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Tesla Quartet

Menuet antique, M. 7 (Arr. R. Snyder for String Quartet)

Track length5:49

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Stravinsky: Concertino for String Quartet

Work length6:38

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Tesla Quartet

Ravel: Menuet in C sharp minor

Work length1:00

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Tesla Quartet

Menuet in C-Sharp Minor, M. 42 (Arr. R. Snyder for String Quartet)

Track length1:00

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The great inventor and futurist Nikola Tesla, from whom the Tesla Quartet takes its name, talked of the invisible yet inseparable ties which bind people together. Through performance, teaching and outreach, the Tesla Quartet has for ten years strived to tap into this palpable feeling, using music to create meaningful connections with their audiences. Celebrating this first decade together, the quartet's debut album draws upon the need for reflection, and to look upon the familiar in a new light. None did this more effectively than Igor Stravinsky, two centuries after Haydn pioneered the string quartet, and Ravel's masterful contribution takes its place as a staple of the repertoire.

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December 2018

Ravel's tantalising stylistic confluence of ancient and modern comes bubbling to the surface in the Tesla Quartet's captivating account of his only String Quartet. An outstanding recording debut.

November 2018

They are indeed a fine ensemble, whose playing is admirable in its tautness of focus and refinement of detail. For and emotion are nicely balanced in the Ravel Quartet…The Tesla darken their tone for Haydn’s Op. 54 No. 2, which, similarly, is beautifully controlled. Leader-driven, the work itself is almost a concerto in miniature. Snyder negotiates its difficulties with unshowy finesse.

7th October 2018

They give Ravel’s String Quartet with transparency and warmth, counterbalancing it with satisfying readings of one of Haydn’s “Tost” quartets, Op 54, No 2, in C — the same textural finesse — and Stravinsky’s pithy Concertino (1920).

October 2018

There's a moving surprise in Haydn's finale, when the Presto abruptly melts away and we return to a thoughtful Adagio. Wonderful music, 20 minutes of sheer pleasure. The Teslas also give us Stravinsky's pungent 1922 Concertino, its metrical challenges surmounted with aplomb. Warmly recorded and well-annotated to boot.

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