Pleyel Quartett Köln - Gaetano Donizetti: String Quartets Nos. 1-3 (2017)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 261 Mb | Total time: 55:19 | Scans included
Classical | Label: CPO | # 777 909-2 | Recorded: 2013
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 261 Mb | Total time: 55:19 | Scans included
Classical | Label: CPO | # 777 909-2 | Recorded: 2013
The renowned American music magazine Fanfare called the first cpo production featuring Gaetano Donizettis string quartets a compelling demonstration on behalf of some of the most dazzling works of the quartet literature. Now the Pleyel Quartet of Cologne, which during the course of its existence has gained fame above all for its rediscoveries of forgotten masterpieces of the string quartet literature, presents three more quartets by the Bergamo master his early Quartets Nos. 1-3. Performed on original instruments, these quartets offer astonishing examples of Donizettis compositional talent. Since they are obliged to an older ideal, they combine seriousness and delightful sound; both technically and musically, demanding and entertaining elements maintain a balance.