Karl Weigl: String Quartets 1 & 5 / Artis Quartett Wien

On this CD:

1. String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 20
Composed by Karl Weigl


2. String Quartet No. 5 in G major, Op. 31
Composed by Karl Weigl

Editorial Reviews
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One by one, the last century's musical casualties are still emerging. Some had been forgotten because of political persecution, others because their work missed the trend. Karl Weigl suffered on both counts. Driven out of Vienna by the Nazis in 1938, he ended up in America at a time when his sort of music was regarded as hopelessly passé. Yet Schoenberg, who had been an early admirer in his pre-atonal days, remained a staunch supporter in the 1940s. Weigl's emotional intensity may be Romantic, echoing Schubert and adumbrating Bartók, but his style had unique integrity. The first of these quartets is wonderfully assured for a 23-year-old, and offers 44 unbroken minutes of ravishing lyricism. The second--by a composer who was by this time also a celebrated professor of composition--is pared-down and power-packed. Both are immaculately played by this Viennese ensemble. This is a disc to treasure, for its graceful evocation of a civilization brutally rubbed out. --Michael Church

Karl Weigl: String Quartets 1 & 5 / Artis Quartett Wien, Music, Karl Weigl, Chamber, Chamber Music, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Quartet for Four String Instruments

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Karl Weigl: String Quartets 1 & 5 / Artis Quartett Wien Artis Quartett Wien Manufacturer: Nimbus Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Karl Weigl: Symphony No. 5 "Apocalyptic Symphony" (To the Memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt) / Fantastic Intermezzo for Orchestra - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra / Thomas Sanderling Joseph Marx: The Piano Concertos Peter Lieberson: Piano Concerto Stanislaw & Anna / Symphonic Poem / Eternal Songs Joseph-Guy Ropartz: Symphonies No. 2 & 5 ASIN: B00004TASW Release Date: 2000-09-26

Tracks:

1. Str Qt No.1 in c, Op.20: I. Allegro Con Fuoco - Sturmisch Bewegt
2. Str Qt No.1 in c, Op.20: II. Adagio - Sehr Langsam
3. Str Qt No.1 in c, Op.20: III. Wild Und Bacchantisch - Furioso
4. Str Qt No.1 in c, Op.20: IV. Andante Moderato - Sehr Langsam
5. Str Qt No.5 in G, Op.31: I. Sehr Ruhig - Moderato
6. Str Qt No.5 in G, Op.31: II. Allegro Molto
7. Str Qt No.5 in G, Op.31: III. Larghetto
8. Str Qt No.5 in G, Op.31: IV. Allegro Comodo

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Music Track:

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