Free DHL Express worldwide shipping on all orders above €200,00

STRING QUARTETS vol. III: Haydn-Nordheim-Bartók - Engegårdkvartetten
STRING QUARTETS vol. III: Haydn-Nordheim-Bartók - Engegårdkvartetten
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, STRING QUARTETS vol. III: Haydn-Nordheim-Bartók - Engegårdkvartetten
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, STRING QUARTETS vol. III: Haydn-Nordheim-Bartók - Engegårdkvartetten

STRING QUARTETS vol. III: Haydn-Nordheim-Bartók - Engegårdkvartetten

Regular price
€21,00
Sale price
€21,00
Regular price
Sold out
Unit price
per 
Tax included.

The combination of Joseph Haydn's Opus 77/1, Arne Nordheim's Duplex and Béla Bartók's Fifth String Quartet, was an irresistible challenge for us. A choice of programme from our hearts. We aim for our recordings to be like our concerts, with balance throughout the programme and a feeling of having fulfilled a journey at the end. It is also imperative for us to have a close relationship with the works we record. Our primarius, Arvid, has a special connection with both Bartók's Fifth Quartet through his mentor Sándor Végh, and with Duplex because of his contact with Arne Nordheim. The great quartets of Joseph Haydn are an ongoing project, and the joyful opening of Opus 77/1 sweeps the listener headlong into our third programme with 2L. Duplex is also one of Nordheim's later works. It is an extreme work, filled with contrasts, virtuosity and beauty and is among the most accessible of Nordheim's output. As with Haydn in opus 77/1, Bartók has found a comprehensive and unique musical language in his Fifth Quartet, an undisputable masterpiece.

The Engegård Quartet made their first appearance at the 2006 Lofoten International Chamber Music Festival. Inspired by the midnight sun, their musical landscape ranges from glowing core energy to the gentle lyrical sound of Norwegian nature.

Click here for booklet

Listen in streaming services

Album title
String Quartets vol III: Haydn - Nordheim - Bartók
Performer
ENGEGÅRD QUARTET
Arvid Engegård, violin

Atle Sponberg, violin
Juliet Jopling, viola
Adrian Brendel, cello

Catalogue #
2L-091-SACD
EAN13
7041888517528
ISRC-code
NOMPP1303010-120
Disc 1
Hybrid SACD
MCH 5.1 DSD
Stereo DSD
RedBook PCM
Release date
March 2013
Recording date
May 2011 and March 2012
Location
Sofienberg Church, Oslo, Norway
Original source
DXD (352.8kHz/24bit)