Beethoven / Kreutzer Quartet- David Matthews: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 4
The American critic Robert Reilly described the music on Volume One of this cycle of the complete string quartets of David Matthews (b. 1943) as 'some of the most concentrated, penetrating writing for this medium in the past 30 years or more. It is musical thinking of the highest order and quartet writing in the great tradition of Beethoven, Bartók, Britten, and Tippett'. This fourth CD in the series presents Matthews' String Quartet No. 11, a set of variations on the eighth of Beethoven's Op. 119 Bagatelles, his own contribution to the 'Diabelli' Variations and his complete Beethoven transcriptions for string quartet.
Tracklist:
- 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 1 In G Minor
- 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 2 In C Major
- 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 3 In D Major
- 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 4 In A Major
- 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 5 In C Minor
- 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 6 In G Major
- 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 7 In C Major
- 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 8 In C Major
- 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 9 In A Minor
- 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 10. Allegramente
- 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 11 In B-Flat Major
- Diabelli Variation (Version For String Quartet)
- Piano Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): I. Etwas Lebhaft Und Mit Der Innigsten Empfindung
- Piano Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): II. Lebhaft. Marschmäßig
- Piano Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): III. Langsam Und Sehnsuchtsvoll
- Piano Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): IV. Geschwind, Doch Nicht Zu Sehr Und Mit Entschl
- Piano Sonata No. 11 In B-Flat Major, Op. 22: II. Adagio Con Molto Espressione (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet)
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Theme. Allegretto Cantabile
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 1, L'istesso Tempo
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 2, Poco Più Moderato
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 3, Presto
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 4, Allegro Strepitoso
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 5, Tempo Di Tango Feroce
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 6, Con Moto Languido
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 7, Misterioso
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 8, Tempo Di Mazurka
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 9, Scorrevole
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 10, Sostenuto
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 11, Quieto
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 12, Cavatina. Adagio
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 13a, Fuga. Molto Vivace
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 13b, Andante Tranquillo
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 13c, Tempo Primo
The American critic Robert Reilly described the music on Volume One of this cycle of the complete string quartets of David Matthews (b. 1943) as 'some of the most concentrated, penetrating writing for this medium in the past 30 years or more. It is musical thinking of the highest order and quartet writing in the great tradition of Beethoven, Bartók, Britten, and Tippett'. This fourth CD in the series presents Matthews' String Quartet No. 11, a set of variations on the eighth of Beethoven's Op. 119 Bagatelles, his own contribution to the 'Diabelli' Variations and his complete Beethoven transcriptions for string quartet.
Tracklist:
- 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 1 In G Minor
- 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 2 In C Major
- 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 3 In D Major
- 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 4 In A Major
- 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 5 In C Minor
- 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 6 In G Major
- 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 7 In C Major
- 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 8 In C Major
- 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 9 In A Minor
- 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 10. Allegramente
- 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 11 In B-Flat Major
- Diabelli Variation (Version For String Quartet)
- Piano Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): I. Etwas Lebhaft Und Mit Der Innigsten Empfindung
- Piano Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): II. Lebhaft. Marschmäßig
- Piano Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): III. Langsam Und Sehnsuchtsvoll
- Piano Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): IV. Geschwind, Doch Nicht Zu Sehr Und Mit Entschl
- Piano Sonata No. 11 In B-Flat Major, Op. 22: II. Adagio Con Molto Espressione (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet)
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Theme. Allegretto Cantabile
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 1, L'istesso Tempo
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 2, Poco Più Moderato
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 3, Presto
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 4, Allegro Strepitoso
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 5, Tempo Di Tango Feroce
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 6, Con Moto Languido
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 7, Misterioso
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 8, Tempo Di Mazurka
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 9, Scorrevole
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 10, Sostenuto
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 11, Quieto
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 12, Cavatina. Adagio
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 13a, Fuga. Molto Vivace
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 13b, Andante Tranquillo
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 13c, Tempo Primo