British Clarinet Quintets - Somervell; Coleridge-Taylor; Walthew

Siegenthaler, Stephan;
Leipziger Streichquartett

CPO 777 905-2

The Leipzig String Quartet, »Germany's best quartet« (Gramophone), has gained renown as one of the most sought-after and most versatile ensembles of our times. Along with the successful clarinetist Stephan Siegenthaler, a prizewinner at various music competitions, the four outstanding quartet musicians are now presenting british clarinet quintets on cpo. Two composers, Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) and his colleague Hubert Parry (1848-1918), exerted a considerable influence on the style of many English composers during the early years of the twentieth century and tirelessly transmitted their enthusiasm for the music of Johannes Brahms to their pupils. Thanks to their brilliance and energy as teachers, they left their mark on a whole generation of highly capable composition students, including Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Richard Walthew, and Sir Arthur Somervell, whose refined, complex, and rhythmically spirited quintets are heard on this new release.

CD

Muzyka klasyczna

CPO

21-05-2015

761203790524