Stephen Dodgson: String Quartets Volume 2
Recorded at St Silas Church, Chalk Farm, London, 9-11 January 2007 & 31 January 2008
Craig Ogden (guitar)
The Tippett Quartet
From start to finish it's genuinely difficult to imagine how the Tippett Quartet's performances could be bettered. Besides the bombproof tuning and unerring balance and ensemble, there's a...
Stephen Dodgson: String Quartets Volume 2
Recorded at St Silas Church, Chalk Farm, London, 9-11 January 2007 & 31 January 2008
Craig Ogden (guitar)
The Tippett Quartet
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From start to finish it's genuinely difficult to imagine how the Tippett Quartet's performances could be bettered. Besides the bombproof tuning and unerring balance and ensemble, there's a...
About
The Tippett Quartet’s survey of the string quartets of Stephen Dodgson reaches its second volume with the Third and Fourth Quartets and the Quintet for Guitar and String Quartet. This is essentially lyrical music with graceful melodic lines, and the five movements of the Fourth Quartet can each be played as separate works. The Guitar Quintet features the Australian guitarist Craig Ogden, who brings a mercurial lightness to the virtuoso writing of the scherzo and a lyrical interplay with the strings in the outer movement. He draws a rich variety of sound in the finale, leading to a resounding climax. Yet another richly rewarding chamber music release from Dutton Epoch.
Contents and tracklist
- The Tippett Quartet
- The Tippett Quartet
- The Tippett Quartet
Awards and reviews
June 2009
From start to finish it's genuinely difficult to imagine how the Tippett Quartet's performances could be bettered. Besides the bombproof tuning and unerring balance and ensemble, there's a warm clarity to the playing that allows the ear to savour what the notes themselves are doing...