Composer: Alfred Francis Hill
Performer: Dominion String Quartet
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8572446
Release: 2009
Size: 370 MB
Recovery: +3%
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String Quartet No. 5 in E flat major, ‘The Allies’
01. I. Artistic: Allegro risoluto – Andantino
02. II. Syncopated: Intermezzo: Allegro moderato
03. III. Romantic: Romance
04. IV. Nautical: Finale: Allegretto
String Quartet No. 7 in A major
05. I. Maestoso: Allegro moderato
06. II. Intermezzo: Allegretto
07. III. Andante
08. IV. Finale: Allegro
String Quartet No. 9 in A minor
09. I. Adagio – Allegro
10. II. Andantino
11. III. Scherzo
12. IV. Finale: Maestoso
The Dominion Quartet continues its exploration of the string quartets of Alfred Hill, an Australian-born composer who studied in Europe and lived for much of his life in New Zealand.
The Fifth pays tribute to France, America, Italy and Britain, nations that were allies during World War I.
In the Seventh, hints of the music of Debussy, Ravel and Dvorák coexist within Hill’s own Late Romantic idiom.
The Ninth, with its touches of Iberian colour, Impressionist passages and Czech harmonies show Hill as a musical citizen of the world.