Kurpiński, Moniuszko & Noskowski: Works for String Quartet

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The two Moniuszko quartets which sit at the heart of this lovely programme deserve much more exposure, springing numerous little harmonic and stylistic surprises and placing considerable technical... — Katherine Cooper, Presto Music, June 2023 More…

Release Date: 23rd Jun 2023
Catalogue No: 8573978
Label: Naxos
Length: 57 minutes

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Noskowski: Variations on a theme by Viotti

Work length8:51

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Lutosławski Quartet

Theme - Vars. 1-8

Track length5:42

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Fugue. Allegro

Track length3:09

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Moniuszko: String Quartet No. 1 in D Minor

Work length16:52

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Lutosławski Quartet

I. Allegro agitato

Track length5:03

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II. Andantino

Track length4:19

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III. Scherzo. Allegro moderato

Track length4:03

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IV. Finale. Allegro assai "Un ballo campestre"

Track length3:27

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Moniuszko: String Quartet No. 2 in F Major

Work length18:17

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Lutosławski Quartet

I. Allegro moderato

Track length8:40

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II. Andante

Track length4:51

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III. Scherzo. Allegretto

Track length2:20

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IV. Finale. Allegro

Track length2:26

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Kurpinski: Fantasy for String Quartet in C major

Work length13:08

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Lutosławski Quartet

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Providing an overview of almost a century, this album reflects the aspirations of Polish nationalism through the works of three pivotal figures. Karol Kurpiński laid the foundations of a national style and his Fantasy for String Quartet is both serious and ingenious in design. Zygmunt Noskowski, considered the country’s leading composer during the last decade of his life, was a mentor to future generations and crafted a witty piece on a theme of Viotti, including the use of a polacca. Stanisław Moniuszko’s quartets balance the hymnal with the rustic, being lively, unexpected and bracing.

The Lutosławski Quartet was established in 2007 and is one of Poland’s leading string quartets. They have recorded two volumes of Bacewicz’s quartets for Naxos which can be heard on 8572806: ‘The brilliant young Lutosławskis are captivating in the dancing wistfulness of her first, folk-inflected quartet, the questing, inventive grace of the 1960s works and the irresistible vivacity of No. 3’ (BBC Music Magazine).

Vol.2 (8572807) was also praised by The Strad: ‘These four musicians deliver… technically accomplished, vivid performances and eager sense of storytelling…exceptionally fine performances, shot through with brilliant clarity of execution and thought, and captured in warm, faithful sound.’

Moniuszko’s overtures are on 8572716, conducted by leading Naxos personality Antoni Wit; ‘There is a lovely grace and elegance to much of this music, and Wit captures it with a lighter touch than others. The Warsaw Philharmonic is a front-rank orchestra, and this music is in their blood…In sum, this is a delight’, wrote Fanfare.

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June 2023

The two Moniuszko quartets which sit at the heart of this lovely programme deserve much more exposure, springing numerous little harmonic and stylistic surprises and placing considerable technical demands on all four players (particularly in the final movements). The Lutosławskis rise to the challenges with aplomb, bringing impressive clarity and vigour to the folk-dance-inflected passages and sounding utterly ravishing in the gentle salon-music episode in the first movement of Quartet No. 1.

Kurpiński, Moniuszko & Noskowski: Works for String Quartet

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