Ives Quartet - Porter: String Quartets Nos. 5-8 (2015) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. String Quartet No. 7: I. Allegro moderato
02. String Quartet No. 7: II. Adagio molto
03. String Quartet No. 7: III. Allegro moderato
04. String Quartet No. 5: I. Adagio ma non troppo-Allegro moderato -
05. String Quartet No. 5: II. Andante, calmo
06. String Quartet No. 5: III. Allegro molto
07. String Quartet No. 6: I. Allegro molto
08. String Quartet No. 6: II. Adagio
09. String Quartet No. 6: III. Allegro giocoso
10. String Quartet No. 8: Lento-Allegro-Poco meno mosso -
11. String Quartet No. 8: Adagio molto espressivo


The generation of composers which proved so influential in midtwentieth century America included Roger Sessions, Howard Hanson, Roy Harris and Quincy Porter. Porter’s much-admired orchestral music is marked by originality in its absorption of neo-classicism, but his series of nine string quartets also represents an important contribution to the genre. Quartets Nos. 5 to 8 are the works of a composer who had been a professional string player in the 1920s and are marked by rhythmic sophistication and melodic tension. ‘A very enjoyable disc which whets one’s appetite for the remaining five tquartets.’ – Penguin Guide on Volume 1 (8559305).

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