Brodsky Quartet - Petits-fours: Favourite Encores (2012)

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Artist: Brodsky Quartet
Title: Petits-fours: Favourite Encores
Year Of Release: 2012
Label: Chandos Records
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 01:06:04
Total Size: 289 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

Pablo de Sarasate (1844 – 1908)
[1] Playera
No. 1 from Spanische Tänze, Op. 23
for Violin and Piano
Arranged for String Quartet by Paul Cassidy

Manuel de Falla (1876 – 1946)
[2] Polo
No. 7 from Siete Canciones Populares Españolas
for Voice and Piano
Arranged for String Quartet by Andrew Haveron
[3] Nana
No. 5 from Siete Canciones Populares Españolas
for Voice and Piano
Arranged for String Quartet by Andrew Haveron

Pablo de Sarasate
[4] Zapateado
No. 2 from Spanische Tänze, Op. 23
for Violin and Piano
Arranged for String Quartet by Paul Cassidy

Sir Edward Elgar (1857 – 1934)
[5] Chanson de matin, Op. 15 No. 2*
for Violin and Piano
Arranged for String Quartet by Paul Cassidy
[6] La Capricieuse, Op. 17
for Violin and Piano
Arranged for String Quartet by Paul Cassidy
[7] Chanson de nuit, Op. 15 No. 1
for Violin and Piano
Arranged for String Quartet by Paul Cassidy

Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904)
[8] Humoresque
No. 7 from Humoresques, Op. 101, B 187
for Piano
Arranged for String Quartet and Piano by Paul Cassidy

Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)
[9] Sehr langsam
No. 30 from Album für die Jugend, Op. 68
for Piano
Arranged for String Quartet by Paul Cassidy

Fritz Kreisler (1875 – 1962)
[10] Caprice viennois, Op. 2†
for Violin and Piano
Arranged for String Quartet and Viola by Paul Cassidy

Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)
[11] On Wings of Song
(‘Auf Flügeln des Gesanges’)
No. 2 from Sechs Gesänge, Op. 34
for Voice and Piano
Arranged for String Quartet by Paul Cassidy

Leopold Godowsky (1870 – 1938)
[12] Alt-Wien
No. 11 from Triakontameron
for Piano
Arranged for String Quartet by Paul Cassidy

Robert Schumann
[13] Von fremden Ländern und Menschen‡
No. 1 from Kinderszenen, Op. 15
for Piano
Arranged for String Quartet and Piano by Paul Cassidy
[14] Curiose Geschichte‡
No. 2 from Kinderszenen, Op. 15
for Piano
Arranged for String Quartet and Piano by Paul Cassidy
[15] Träumerei‡
No. 7 from Kinderszenen, Op. 15
for Piano
Arranged for String Quartet and Piano by Paul Cassidy

Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937)
[16] Waltz No. 6
from Valses nobles et sentimentales
for Piano
Arranged for String Quartet by Paul Cassidy
[17] Blues
Second movement from Sonata in G major for Violin and Piano
Arranged for String Quartet by Andrew Haveron

Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev (1891 – 1953)
[18] March
from The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33
Arranged for String Quartet by Andrew Haveron

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975)
[19] Prelude
from Five Duets for Two Violins and Piano
Edited by Konstantin Fortunatov (1915 – 1996)
Arranged for String Quartet by Ian Belton
[20] Waltz No. 2‡
No. 7 from Suite for Variety Orchestra
Edited by Levon Atovmian (1901 – 1973)
Arranged for String Quartet and Piano by Jacqueline Thomas

Achille-Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918)
[21] Beau soir
for Voice and Piano
Arranged for String Quartet by Paul Cassidy

Performers:
Brodsky Quartet:
Daniel Rowland - violin
Ian Belton - violin
Paul Cassidy - viola
Jacqueline Thomas - cello

Robert Smissen - viola
Philip Edward Fisher – piano

The string quartet repertoire is dominated by the impressive masterpieces of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Bartók, and Shostakovich, so it would seem that there's little room for light music among these heavyweights. However, the members of string quartets are like other musicians in needing appealing short pieces to round out their programs, and even though there aren't many popular bon-bons for string quartet ready to hand, there are now enough to be gathered on one delightful CD. The Brodsky Quartet has delved into the standards and recorded them on numerous occasions, so it is with an air of fun and relaxation that they offer Petits-Four: Favourite Encores on Chandos. Many of the pieces are familiar in different instrumentation -- the string quartet arrangements are by Brodsky alumnus Andrew Haveron, and active members Paul Cassidy, Ian Belton, and Jacqueline Thomas -- so listeners may be pleasantly surprised to hear these clever versions, which are true to the originals but perfectly suited to four string players. Highlights of this album include the joyous Zapateado of Pablo de Sarasate, the jaunty Humoresque of Dvorák, with a guest appearance by pianist Philip Edward Fisher, who also plays on pieces by Schumann and Shostakovich, and Fritz Kreisler's Caprice viennois, which features Robert Smissen on viola. The shortness of the selections make this an agreeable collection for listeners who only need a little string quartet music, though the whole CD is quite practical for entertaining or for use as background music, thanks to the music's warm and genial tone.

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