Italian Postcards / Various- Italian Postcards (CD)
Greetings from Italy where music is everywhere! Celebrating 20 years of an illustrious international career with their 14th recording and first on AVIE, the multiple award-winning Quartetto di Cremona sends Italian Postcards, assembling evocations of the Mediterranean country by four non-natives. Mozart penned his first string quartet during his first Italian journey to the town of Lodi. Hugo Wolf's Italian Serenade takes it's inspiration from poetry and ancient Italian melodies. Extending the quartet repertoire, the Cremona commissioned British-French-Israeli composer Nimrod Borenstein, whose Cieli d'Italia was inspired by the colors of the Italian skies. The album's idyllic conclusion is Tchaikovsky's string sextet, "Souvenir de Florence," in which the Cremona is joined by violist Ori Kam (Jerusalem Quartet) and cellist Eckart Runge (Artemis Quartet).
Tracklist:
- Italian Serenade In G Major
- String Quartet No. 1 In G, K. 80, “lodi”: I. Adagio
- String Quartet No. 1 In G, K. 80, “lodi”: II. Allegro
- String Quartet No. 1 In G, K. 80, “lodi”: III. Menuetto
- String Quartet No. 1 In G, K. 80, “lodi”: IV. Rondo: Allegro
- Cieli D’italia, Op. 88 For String Quartet
- String Sextet In D Minor, Op. 70, “souvenir De Florence”: I. Allegro Con Spirito
- String Sextet In D Minor, Op. 70, “souvenir De Florence”: II. Adagio Cantabile E Con Moto
- String Sextet In D Minor, Op. 70, “souvenir De Florence”: II. Allegretto Moderato
- String Sextet In D Minor, Op. 70, “souvenir De Florence”: IV. Allegro Con Brio E Vivace
Greetings from Italy where music is everywhere! Celebrating 20 years of an illustrious international career with their 14th recording and first on AVIE, the multiple award-winning Quartetto di Cremona sends Italian Postcards, assembling evocations of the Mediterranean country by four non-natives. Mozart penned his first string quartet during his first Italian journey to the town of Lodi. Hugo Wolf's Italian Serenade takes it's inspiration from poetry and ancient Italian melodies. Extending the quartet repertoire, the Cremona commissioned British-French-Israeli composer Nimrod Borenstein, whose Cieli d'Italia was inspired by the colors of the Italian skies. The album's idyllic conclusion is Tchaikovsky's string sextet, "Souvenir de Florence," in which the Cremona is joined by violist Ori Kam (Jerusalem Quartet) and cellist Eckart Runge (Artemis Quartet).
Tracklist:
- Italian Serenade In G Major
- String Quartet No. 1 In G, K. 80, “lodi”: I. Adagio
- String Quartet No. 1 In G, K. 80, “lodi”: II. Allegro
- String Quartet No. 1 In G, K. 80, “lodi”: III. Menuetto
- String Quartet No. 1 In G, K. 80, “lodi”: IV. Rondo: Allegro
- Cieli D’italia, Op. 88 For String Quartet
- String Sextet In D Minor, Op. 70, “souvenir De Florence”: I. Allegro Con Spirito
- String Sextet In D Minor, Op. 70, “souvenir De Florence”: II. Adagio Cantabile E Con Moto
- String Sextet In D Minor, Op. 70, “souvenir De Florence”: II. Allegretto Moderato
- String Sextet In D Minor, Op. 70, “souvenir De Florence”: IV. Allegro Con Brio E Vivace