Emerson String Quartet plays Bach Fugues
Emerson String Quartet
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 16th June 2008
Perfect playing, superb sound - but Bach shouldn't be this well tempered… Sonically speaking, the Emersons have never sounded better on disc, yet there's more to this music than their beautiful,...
Emerson String Quartet plays Bach Fugues
Emerson String Quartet
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Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 16th June 2008
Perfect playing, superb sound - but Bach shouldn't be this well tempered… Sonically speaking, the Emersons have never sounded better on disc, yet there's more to this music than their beautiful,...
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Following its most successful recording, The Art of Fugue, the Emerson Quartet again dedicates its mastery to the music of J.S. Bach. The quartet, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2007, presents the world-premiere recording of the four-part fugues from the famous Well-Tempered Clavier as arranged for string quartet by Mozart and his contemporary, the Austrian composer Emanuel Aloys Förster
Contents and tracklist
- Emerson String Quartet (stringquartet)
- Recorded: 2007-12-11
- Recording Venue: American Academy And Institute Of Arts & Letters, New York
- Emerson String Quartet (stringquartet)
- Recorded: 2007-12-11
- Recording Venue: American Academy And Institute Of Arts & Letters, New York
Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 886 / 2 (Arr. Förster for String Quartet in B-Flat Major)
Track length2:15
- Emerson String Quartet (stringquartet), Da-Hong Seetoo (violin), Da-Hong Seetoo (videoscripteditor)
- Recorded: 2007-12-11
- Recording Venue: American Academy And Institute Of Arts & Letters, New York
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Bach Fugues from Onyx and the Emersons
16th Jun 2008
A British brass quintet and American string quartet (who recently recorded an impressive account of The Art of Fugue) tackle fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier.
Awards and reviews
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Presto Recording of the Week16th June 2008
August 2008
Perfect playing, superb sound - but Bach shouldn't be this well tempered… Sonically speaking, the Emersons have never sounded better on disc, yet there's more to this music than their beautiful, world-class playing lets on.
14th June 2008
On the one hand, sharing out Bach's keyboard fugues among four players trivialises them; on the other, the threads of counterpoint are more clearly distinguished...The two five-voice fugues are included with a guest and an exciting thickening of the texture. Meanwhile, one becomes aware of the brevity of the pieces. With only one part to worry about, each player always seems ready to play on.
New York Sun
In the Art of Fugue, the Emerson String Quartet left an overall impression of intelligence and beauty. It is hard to go higher.
