Korngold: Chamber Music

 
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ERICH KORNGOLD
Korngold: Chamber Music
Eusebius Quartet, Alisdair Beatson (piano)

[ Somm / CD ]

Release Date: Friday 15 October 2021

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"SOMM Recordings throws new, invigorating light on the Chamber Music of Erich Wolfgang Korngold, performed by the Eusebius Quartet and pianist Alasdair Beatson. Hailed by musicologist Nicolas Slonimsky as 'the very last breath of the romantic spirit of Vienna', Korngold's stellar beginnings in Europe's concert halls and opera houses were later overshadowed by his success in America where his soaring symphonic signature forged the template for the Hollywood soundtrack. Praised as 'excellent' by The Sunday Times, the Eusebius Quartet was formed in 2016 and is making its debut on SOMM Recordings. Alasdair Beatson's previous SOMM releases include his enthusiastically reviewed recording debut, coupling Schumann, Grieg, Brahms and Berg (SOMMCD 086), and a Mendelssohn recital (SOMMCD 104) hailed by Classic FM for its 'highly sensitive playing of rare insight'."

"Sometimes it's hard, listening to the Eusebius here, to believe that there are only four musicians playing...from their full-blooded yet flexible tone to their intelligent handling of the ebb and flow, they offer a joyous feast of Korngold at his finest." BBC Music Magazine January 2022 Recording of the Month

"the readings as a whole sit at the softly romantic end of things: textures lucid, tempos leisurely and everything feeling very elegant." Gramophone

Tracks:

Piano Quintet in E major, Op. 15

Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11: suite for violin (or cello) & piano

String Quartet No. 2, Op. 26