Quayle: String Quartets Nos. 1-3
Avalon Quartet
In his three string quartets Matthew Quayle recalls composers from Bach to Barber. He tackles everything from grief to the dislocation of modern life, although his style isn’t always distinctive....
Quayle: String Quartets Nos. 1-3
Avalon Quartet
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In his three string quartets Matthew Quayle recalls composers from Bach to Barber. He tackles everything from grief to the dislocation of modern life, although his style isn’t always distinctive....
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"I am delighted to share the Avalon Quartet’s powerful rendition of my three string quartets on Naxos. These remarkable musicians display their uncommon insight and interpretive range throughout the album – from the introspective yet ardent journey of the expansive First Quartet, to the spiky mischief of the Second, to the enigmatic meandering through the thirteen fleeting movements of the Third. They have fully captured the stylistic diversity and dramatic intensity of these deeply personal pieces" - Matthew Quayle.
Contents and tracklist
- Avalon String Quartet
- Recorded: 25-27 May 2016
- Recording Venue: Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA
- Avalon String Quartet
- Recorded: 25-27 May 2016
- Recording Venue: Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA
- Avalon String Quartet
- Recorded: 25-27 May 2016
- Recording Venue: Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA
Awards and reviews
March 2019
In his three string quartets Matthew Quayle recalls composers from Bach to Barber. He tackles everything from grief to the dislocation of modern life, although his style isn’t always distinctive. Good performances.
January 2019
Committed performances of imaginatively constructed quartets.
