Paul Wranitzky: Three String Quartets Op. 32 No. 4; Op. 2 No. 2 & Op. 49

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This short survey is a good introduction to the chamber music of a somewhat marginalised composer. One can expect that the Almaviva Quartet – who play with reverence for the music and an obvious... — MusicWeb International, February 2024 More…

Release Date: 1st Dec 2023
Catalogue No: 555466-2
Label: CPO
Length: 65 minutes

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Wranitzky, P: String Quartet in G major, Op. 32 No. 4

Work length24:41

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Almaviva Quartett

I. Allegro

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II. Adagio

Track length8:07

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III. Rondo. Allegro

Track length5:16

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Wranitzky, P: String Quartet in G major, Op. 2 No. 2

Work length13:43

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I. Adagio - Allegro non molto

Track length5:59

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II. Poco adagio con sordini

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III. Adagio - Allegro assai

Track length3:07

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Wranitzky, P: String Quartet in D minor, Op. 49

Work length27:29

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I. Allegro assai

Track length9:56

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II. Largo con sordino

Track length8:57

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III. Finale. Presto

Track length8:36

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Paul Wranitzky - Pavel Vranicky of Moravia - was originally to become a priest. But he soon dedicated himself completely to music – and this was a good decision, since he became one of the most well-regarded composers and conductors in Vienna. Haydn asked him to conduct his Creation, Beethoven his First Symphony; Leopold II and Francis II admired his works, and the greater public loved them; and the fact that he had his works published meant he was highly successful. But no sooner had Wranitzky succumbed to a typhus infection at 52 in September 1808 than his works seemed to disappear. Some of his more than 50 symphonies, his chamber music, and above all his first and most successful opera Oberon – König der Elfen (King of the Elves) were still somewhat popular until the merciless steamrollers of fashion overran his legacy. Not everything he wrote is of the highest quality, but there are real gems hidden in his symphonic and chamber music. In particular, his rich string quartet output should be pored over, for great rewards are to be found here. The Almaviva Quartet of Switzerland presents a cross-section of his three creative phases. This is music of precious lucency and classical balance. It is spirited and full of surprises, neither brooding nor superficial, filled with playful humour and yet without any banality even when fragments of folk songs appear. In short, they are exquisite testimonies of a great talent.

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February 2024

This short survey is a good introduction to the chamber music of a somewhat marginalised composer. One can expect that the Almaviva Quartet – who play with reverence for the music and an obvious love for it – will explore further the composer’s body of string quartets.

Paul Wranitzky: Three String Quartets Op. 32 No. 4; Op. 2 No. 2 & Op. 49

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