The American critic Robert Reilly described the music on Volume One of this cycle of the complete string quartets of David Matthews (b. 1943) as 'some of the most concentrated, penetrating writing for this medium in the past 30 years or more. It is musical thinking of the highest order and quartet writing in the great tradition of Beethoven, BartÃ³k, Britten, and Tippett'. This fourth CD in the series presents Matthews' String Quartet No. 11, a set of variations on the eighth of Beethoven's Op. 119 Bagatelles, his own contribution to the 'Diabelli' Variations and his complete Beethoven transcriptions for string quartet.

Tracklist:

11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 1 In G Minor
11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 2 In C Major
11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 3 In D Major
11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 4 In A Major
11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 5 In C Minor
11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 6 In G Major
11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 7 In C Major
11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 8 In C Major
11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 9 In A Minor
11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 10. Allegramente
11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): No. 11 In B-Flat Major
Diabelli Variation (Version For String Quartet)
Piano Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): I. Etwas Lebhaft Und Mit Der Innigsten Empfindung
Piano Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): II. Lebhaft. Marschmäßig
Piano Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): III. Langsam Und Sehnsuchtsvoll
Piano Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101 (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet): IV. Geschwind, Doch Nicht Zu Sehr Und Mit Entschl
Piano Sonata No. 11 In B-Flat Major, Op. 22: II. Adagio Con Molto Espressione (Arr. D. Matthews For String Quartet)
String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Theme. Allegretto Cantabile
String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 1, L'istesso Tempo
String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 2, Poco Più Moderato
String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 3, Presto
String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 4, Allegro Strepitoso
String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 5, Tempo Di Tango Feroce
String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 6, Con Moto Languido
String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 7, Misterioso
String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 8, Tempo Di Mazurka
String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 9, Scorrevole
String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 10, Sostenuto
String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 11, Quieto
String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 12, Cavatina. Adagio
String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 13a, Fuga. Molto Vivace
String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 13b, Andante Tranquillo
String Quartet No. 11, Op. 108: Var. 13c, Tempo Primo

UPC: 5060113443182
Label: Toccata
Release Date: 2.12.16
Format: CD

Beethoven / Kreutzer Quartet - David Matthews: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 4 (CD)