Composer: Matthew Taylor
Performer: Dante String Quartet, Allegri String Quartet, Salieri String Quartet
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCC0144
Release: 2013
Size: 257 MB
Recovery: +3%
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String Quartet No. 5, Op. 35
01. I. Allegro furioso
02. II. Fuga: Largamente
03. III. Lullaby: Adagio
String Quartets No. 6, Op. 36
04. I. Giubiloso
05. II. Romanza – Andante moderato
06. III Andante moderato
07. IV Finale: Bacchanale – Con spirito e riotoso
String Quartets No. 7, Op. 37
08. I. Allegretto comodo
09. II. Scherzo – Allegretto scorrevole
10. III. Adagio – Allegretto grazioso – Adagio – Allegretto grazioso
11. IV. Finale – Animato ma misterioso
Matthew Taylor’s sense of musical architecture extends the symphonic tradition of Sibelius and Nielsen into the modern age – in his chamber music no less than in his orchestral output. Though his String Quartets Nos. 5, 6 and 7 were written in close succession, they are fundamentally different in design and feeling. Quartet No. 5 adopts a pacifying process as a volatile Allegro unfolds into a spacious fugue before easing into a delicate lullaby. The core of the Sixth Quartet is a Romanza which Taylor wrote for his wife on their wedding. The Classical clarity of the Seventh Quartet pays tribute to Haydn and Mendelssohn, two composers whom Taylor much admires.