Hindemith: String Quartets Volume 3
Amar Quartet
[The String Quartet No. 1] might cloy in a lesser performance, but not here thanks to the Amars' subtle warmth. The great Fourth Quartet…finds Hindemith already in possession of his full powers:...
Hindemith: String Quartets Volume 3
Amar Quartet
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[The String Quartet No. 1] might cloy in a lesser performance, but not here thanks to the Amars' subtle warmth. The great Fourth Quartet…finds Hindemith already in possession of his full powers:...
About
Hindemith’s seven string quartets were produced in different phases of his compositional development, all reflecting the experience of being a distinguished and experienced string player. Influenced both by Brahmsian late-Romanticism and by the catastrophic events of the First World War, the imaginative String Quartet No. 1 reflects his concern to extend but honour traditional forms. Cast in the form of a suite, the by turns tempestuous and beautiful String Quartet No. 4 remains Hindemith’s most popular and performed quartet. This is the third and final volume of a highly acclaimed cycle. ‘As with the previous release in this series, the performances are all outstanding.’ (ClassicsToday.com / 8572164, Volume 2)
Contents and tracklist
Work length41:00
- Amar Quartet
- Amar Quartet
Awards and reviews
September 2015
[The String Quartet No. 1] might cloy in a lesser performance, but not here thanks to the Amars' subtle warmth. The great Fourth Quartet…finds Hindemith already in possession of his full powers: these players ensure that the opening 'Fugato' is never dry, and they are superbly attuned to the unsentimental melancholy of the beautiful middle movement.
