[ Naxos / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 9 June 2023
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Providing an overview of almost a century, this album reflects the aspirations of Polish nationalis through the works of three pivotal figures. Karol Kurpiński laid the foundations of a national style and his Fantasy for String Quartet is both serious and ingenious in design.
Zygmunt Noskowski, considered the country's leading composer during the last decade of his life, was a mentor to future generations and crafted a witty piece on a theme of Viotti, including the use of a polacca. Stanisław Moniuszko's quartets balance the hymnal with the rustic, being lively, unexpected and bracing.
NOSKOWSKI:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Viotti (1873)
MONIUSZKO:
String Quartet No. 1 in D minor (1837-40)
String Quartet No. 2 in F major (1837-40)
KURPIŃSKI:
Fantasy for String Quartet in C major (1823)