Yoan Hlebarov, Theodore Chung Lei, Tamás Fejes, Fejes Quartet - Center: Chamber & Instrumental Music, Vol. 2 (2021) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. String Quartet No. 1: I. Lento - Allegro
02. String Quartet No. 1: II. Allegro ma non troppo
03. String Quartet No. 1: III. Adagio
04. String Quartet No. 1: IV. Moderato - Allegro
05. String Quartet No. 2: I. Adagio - Allegro
06. String Quartet No. 2: II. Vivace
07. String Quartet No. 2: III. Mesto
08. String Quartet No. 2: IV. Allegro molto
09. String Quartet No. 3: I. Lento - Andante
10. String Quartet No. 3: II. Espressivo
11. String Quartet No. 3: III. Molto moderato e sostenuto
12. String Quartet No. 3: IV. Andante
13. String Quartet No. 3: V. Allegro
14. String Quartet No. 3: VI. Andantino
15. String Quartet No. 3: VII. Allegro feroce

Ronald Center (1913-1973) is sometimes described as "the Scottish Bartók", and his music does indeed capture some of the stark, wild energy of the Scottish landscape in a style of Bartókian asperity. These three string quartets show him, in his northeast corner of Scotland, to have been fully conversant with the quartets being written around the same time by Barber, Britten and Shostakovich, but their direct manner, terse expression, wiry humour and roots in Scottish folk-music ensure that Center is his own man.

Ronald Center (1913-1973) is sometimes described as "the Scottish Bartók", and his music does indeed capture some of the stark, wild energy of the Scottish landscape in a style of Bartókian asperity. These three string quartets show him, in his northeast corner of Scotland, to have been fully conversant with the quartets being written around the same time by Barber, Britten and Shostakovich, but their direct manner, terse expression, wiry humour and roots in Scottish folk-music ensure that Center is his own man.

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