Benjamin Britten, Maggini String Quartet - Britten: String Quartets, Vol.2
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Artist: Benjamin Britten, Maggini String QuartetEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1999-08-31
Music Label: Naxos
Soundtracks:
- Simple Symphony, for string orchestra, Op. 4: 1. Boisterous Bourree
- Simple Symphony, for string orchestra, Op. 4: 2. Playful Pizzicato
- Simple Symphony, for string orchestra, Op. 4: 3. Sentimental Saraband
- Simple Symphony, for string orchestra, Op. 4: 4. Frolicsome Finale
- Quartettino, for string quartet: Movement 1
- Quartettino, for string quartet: Movement 2
- Quartettino, for string quartet: Movement 3
- Alla Marcia, for string quartet
- String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94: I. Duets. With moderate movement
- String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94: II. Ostinato. Very fast
- String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94: III. Solo. Very calm
- String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94: IV. Burlesque. Fast - con fuoco
- String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94: V. Recitative and Passacaglia (La Serenissima). Slow
Music reviews of Britten: String Quartets, Vol.2
Music Review: Stunningly played. A true must
Rating: 5 Stars
This release received a lot of critical acclaim when it came out, and rarely has that been more well deserved. It starts out with the chamber version of the Simple Symphony which is based on tunes the composer wrote when he was a child, and the popularity of which still somewhat eludes my understanding. But there is no denying that the Maggini's playing is impeccable, and I cannot conceive of a more convincing case being made for this charming but lightweight work (the sarabande is delightful, though). The early and forward-looking Quartettino is, on the other hand, a very interesting rarity.
But there is no doubt what the centerpiece is here: Britten's third string quartet is a masterpiece, too rarely heard but worthy of comparison with more or less anything. It has an expressive spectrum which few other string quartets can match, from desolation and bliss to fierce rage; everything so masterly put together and so endlessly fascinating (despite the surprising economy of the writing). And the performance by the Maggini Quartet is almost unnervingly assured in the face of the considerable technical challenges. It is a performance of intelligence and rapt beauty, of light and shade and completely sure-handed handling of the constant changes of mood and atmosphere. Urgently recommended.
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