Graham Fitkin: String Quartets

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The Sacconi Quartet, for whom the medium-length String was composed, play throughout with élan and what sounds like a complete understanding of the ebb and flow of each of these quite diverse... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2018 More…

Release Date: 8th Dec 2017
Catalogue No: SIGCD518
Label: Signum
Length: 71 minutes

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Fitkin, G: Servant

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Fitkin, G: Inside

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Fitkin, G: A Small Quartet

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Fitkin, G: Another Small Quartet

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Fitkin, G: String

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Fitkin, G: Pawn

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Interview, Graham Fitkin on the string quartet

13th December 2017

The British composer talks to Katherine about his complete works in this genre, which have recently been recorded by the Sacconi Quartet on Signum.

The Sacconi Quartet record the string quartets of British composer Graham Fitkin.

The Composer writes in the introduction to this disc:

“The string quartet medium seems to me to thrive in contexts of both poignant intimacy or extrovert forceful information overload. (And indeed all those delicate shades in between.) I feel it has a strength of purpose that I relish, an honest homogeneity to it, a good wide pitch range and quite frankly the ability to play decent long sustained notes or short pizzicati. It’s been all too tempting.”

Composed between 1992 and 2007, this disc compiles Fitkin’s complete works for String Quartet, performed by one of the UK’s most dynamic and versatile string quartets.

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January 2018

The Sacconi Quartet, for whom the medium-length String was composed, play throughout with élan and what sounds like a complete understanding of the ebb and flow of each of these quite diverse pieces… A terrific disc that I encourage everyone to buy.

Record Review 23rd December 2017

It’s brilliant; those sudden changes in character from heavy rhythms to lyrical warmer sound, they get it perfect.

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Interview, Graham Fitkin on the string quartet

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