Volkmar Andreae: String & Flute Quartets
Locrian Ensemble of London
…the Locrian Ensemble fully understand Andreae's musical style in these relaxed yet ardent performances. Their playing is balanced by a refined intensity which prevents any sagging of lyrical...
Volkmar Andreae: String & Flute Quartets
Locrian Ensemble of London
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…the Locrian Ensemble fully understand Andreae's musical style in these relaxed yet ardent performances. Their playing is balanced by a refined intensity which prevents any sagging of lyrical...
About
The music of the fine Swiss-born composer and conductor Volkmar Andreae has recently come to the attention of a wide international public, where it has been revealed as being of the highest musical quality. It appears that Andreae's career as a composer was completely overshadowed by his career as a conductor, but this outstanding new CD, the second to feature his chamber music from Guild (GMCD 7307 - Piano Trios), contains his two string quartets and a delightful late Divertimento for flute and string trio. The performances are quite superb - as is the music, ranging in influences from Richard Strauss to the later French Impressionists - and the recording is one of the best we have issued in recent years. A most significant issue for Swiss music.
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Awards and reviews
February 2010
…the Locrian Ensemble fully understand Andreae's musical style in these relaxed yet ardent performances. Their playing is balanced by a refined intensity which prevents any sagging of lyrical feeling, so that the listener is consistently held in their spontaneous response to the music. The recording throughout, in a warm acoustic, is ideal, with excellent charity, yet creating a fine ambient flow, so necessary in the quartets.
