Composer: Ignaz Josef Pleyel
Performer: Ignaz Pleyel Quartett
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: ARS Produktion
Catalogue: ARS38306
Release: 2020
Size: 586 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
String Quartet in C major, B. 353
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio con sordini
03. III. Rondo. Allegro
String Quartet in B flat major, B. 354
04. I. Allegro vivace
05. II. Tempo di menuetto
String Quartet in E minor, B. 355
06. I. Allegro spiritoso
07. I. Adagio amoroso con espressione
08. III. Finale. Allegro
Ignaz Pleyels string quartets represent an attractive challenge for experienced chamber musicians. The style is very familiar, yet the music is entirely new and full of surprises. For example, one discovers discrepancies between exposition and recapitulation, unexpected changes from major to minor keys, or the peculiar nature of the scoring, in which every instrument and ensemble member, even the second violin, is tasked with the continuation of the principal voice. Elegance is one of the main stylistic ingredients of Viennese Classicism, and it is also a principal focus of Pleyels compositional style. The beauty of Pleyels music is expressed with the utmost delicacy and with noble, deliberate restraint 8722; a sign of true art. (Dominik Hellsberg)