Delius & Smyth - String Quartets
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Label: Naxos
Cat No: 8574376
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 14th October 2022
Contents
Artists
Villiers QuartetWorks
String Quartet in C minor (reconstr. DM Grimley)String Quartet in E minor
Artists
Villiers QuartetAbout
This album is the first recording of the complete 1888 Delius String Quartet, following the quartet’s previous Naxos release of the original 1916 Delius String Quartet (8573586) where it was coupled with the Elgar Quartet. ‘Performances of both pieces are excellent. The styles greatly differ, but the Villiers is at home in both. Their intonation is firm, with rhythms and phrasing reinforcing the structural integrity of both works’, wrote American Record Guide.
The Villiers Quartet focuses on British works as seen with their Peter Racine Fricker disc on 8571374 about which Gramophone wrote, ‘Listening to these marvellously sympathetic, wellprepared performances from the Villiers Quartet, one wonders why they are not better known.’ They are also a strong presence on a William Sterndale Bennett disc on 8571379: ‘Brilliant and scintillating are adjectives that could be used to describe these performances as well’ (Fanfare).
Robert Still’s four quartets can be heard on 8571353: ‘No praise can be too high for these sublimely articulate and concentrated readings by the Villiers Quartet, for whose leader, James Dickenson, the whole project was very much a labour of love. Admirable sound and balance, too’ (Gramophone).
The Villiers Quartet is one of the most recognised quartets in the UK for the performance of British music, releasing acclaimed recordings of works by Elgar, Delius, Fricker, Alwyn, William Sterndale Bennett, David Matthews and Kuljit Bhamra, MBE. In 2020 the quartet gave the world premiere of the 1888 Delius String Quartet, featuring movements from original versions uncovered by Professor Daniel Grimley from Oxford University. The broad curiosity of the Villiers Quartet and its passion for teaching and performing have made the ensemble a valuable resource for students and audiences alike. Inspiration comes from the heart of the Villiers Quartet’s philosophy: to believe in the art of string quartet.
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