As an elite string player whose Amar Quartet was one of Europe's most exploratory chamber groups Hindemith was perfectly placed to write his powerful sequence of string quartets. One of the greatest quartets of it's time the technically sophisticated No. 5 Op. 32 reveals Hindemith as a master of the medium. Twenty years were to pass before No. 6 in E flat written in America which reveals similar qualities of control whilst No. 7 in E flat was written for himself to play in a domestic setting with female students from Yale University and his wife an amateur cellist. It concludes one of the twentieth century's greatest cycles of quartets.

Tracklist:

String Quartet No. 5, Op. 32: I. Lebhafte Halbe
String Quartet No. 5, Op. 32: II. Sehr Langsam, Aber Immer Fliessend
String Quartet No. 5, Op. 32: III. Kleiner Marsch
String Quartet No. 5, Op. 32: IV. Passacaglia
String Quartet No. 6 In E Flat Major: I. Sehr Ruhig Und Ausdrucksvoll
String Quartet No. 6 In E Flat Major: II. Lebhaft Und Sehr Energisch
String Quartet No. 6 In E Flat Major: III. Ruhig. Variationen
String Quartet No. 6 In E Flat Major: IV. Breit Und Energisch
String Quartet No. 7 In E Flat Major: I. Fast
String Quartet No. 7 In E Flat Major: II. Quiet. Scherzando
String Quartet No. 7 In E Flat Major: III. Slow
String Quartet No. 7 In E Flat Major: IV. Canon: Moderately Fast - Gay

UPC: 747313216475
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 11.13.12
Format: CD

Amar - String Quartets Nos 5 & 6 & 7 (CD)