British Clarinet Quintets
Stephan Siegenthaler (clarinet)
Leipziger Streichquartett
[Siegenthaler and the Leipzig Quartet] give space to Somervell's natural gift for song-like melody in the first and last movements, and lend pathos to the third movement…[their reading of Coleridge-Taylor's...
British Clarinet Quintets
Stephan Siegenthaler (clarinet)
Leipziger Streichquartett
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[Siegenthaler and the Leipzig Quartet] give space to Somervell's natural gift for song-like melody in the first and last movements, and lend pathos to the third movement…[their reading of Coleridge-Taylor's...
About
The Leipzig String Quartet, “Germany’s best quartet” (Gramophone), has gained renown as one of the most sought-after and versatile ensembles of our times. Along with the successful clarinettist Stephan Siegenthaler, a prizewinner at various music competitions, the four outstanding quartet musicians are now presenting English clarinet quintets on cpo , including Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Richard Walthew, and Sir Arthur Somervell, whose refined, complex, and rhythmically spirited quintets are heard on this new release.
Contents and tracklist
- Stephan Siegenthaler
- Leipziger Streichquartett
- Stephan Siegenthaler
- Leipziger Streichquartett
- Stephan Siegenthaler
- Leipziger Streichquartett
Awards and reviews
September 2015
[Siegenthaler and the Leipzig Quartet] give space to Somervell's natural gift for song-like melody in the first and last movements, and lend pathos to the third movement…[their reading of Coleridge-Taylor's Quintet] has a lightness, felicity and verve which is enhanced by the quartet's balance, careful intonation and a rhythmical aplomb in the metrically shifting sands of the Scherzo.
