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Chiara String Quartet|Bartók by Heart

Bartók by Heart

Chiara String Quartet
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Following on the success of its 2014 album, Brahms by Heart, the Chiara String Quartet performs the six string quartets of Béla Bartók entirely from memory for this 2016 Azica release. The time wasn't so long ago when Bartók's demanding quartets were among the most difficult chamber pieces, and memorizing them would have seemed imprudent, if not impossible. Yet this youthful ensemble has thoroughly mastered the technical side of the quartets as well as any contemporary ensemble has, and the feat of memorization seems rather more of a positive selling-point than an ill-advised stunt. The Chiara plays with high energy and the freedom to experiment with expression, though their excessive use of portamento at the opening of the String Quartet No. 1 is unfortunate. For the most part, the Chiara has a strong feeling for Bartók's moods, particularly in the fragile "night music" movements of the String Quartet No. 4 and the String Quartet No. 5, though the group is most vigorous and exciting in the Allegro molto capriccioso of the String Quartet No. 2, an ideal track for sampling Bartók's bracing sonorities and the Chiara's powerful playing.

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String Quartet No. 1, Op. 7, BB 52 (Béla Bartók)

1
I. Lento
00:09:08

Bela Bartok, Composer - Chiara String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records

2
II. Allegretto
00:09:02

Bela Bartok, Composer - Chiara String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records

3
III. Introduzione. Allegro - Allegro vivace
00:11:29

Bela Bartok, Composer - Chiara String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records

String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85 (Béla Bartók)

4
A. Prima parte. Moderato -
00:04:40

Bela Bartok, Composer - Chiara String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist

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5
B. Seconda parte. Allegro -
00:05:33

Bela Bartok, Composer - Chiara String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records

6
C. Ricapitulazione della prima parte. Moderato -
00:03:00

Bela Bartok, Composer - Chiara String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records

7
D. Coda. Allegro molto
00:01:57

Bela Bartok, Composer - Chiara String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records

String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 102 (Béla Bartók)

8
I. Allegro
00:07:33

Bela Bartok, Composer - Chiara String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records

9
II. Adagio molto
00:05:48

Bela Bartok, Composer - Chiara String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records

10
III. Scherzo. Alla bulgarese
00:05:22

Bela Bartok, Composer - Chiara String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records

11
IV. Andante
00:04:55

Bela Bartok, Composer - Chiara String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records

12
V. Finale. Allegro vivace
00:07:23

Bela Bartok, Composer - Chiara String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records

DISC 2

String Quartet No. 2, Op. 17, Sz. 67 (Béla Bartók)

1
I. Moderato
00:09:39

Bela Bartok, Composer - Chiara String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records

2
II. Allegro molto capriccioso
00:07:54

Bela Bartok, Composer - Chiara String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records

3
III. Lento
00:07:57

Bela Bartok, Composer - Chiara String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records

String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91 (Béla Bartók)

4
I. Allegro
00:06:08

Bela Bartok, Composer - Chiara String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records

5
II. Prestissimo, con sordino
00:02:57

Bela Bartok, Composer - Chiara String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records

6
III. Non troppo lento
00:05:16

Bela Bartok, Composer - Chiara String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records

7
IV. Allegretto pizzicato
00:02:47

Bela Bartok, Composer - Chiara String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records

8
V. Allegro molto
00:05:49

Bela Bartok, Composer - Chiara String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records

String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114 (Béla Bartók)

9
I. Mesto - Vivace
00:07:46

Bela Bartok, Composer - Chiara String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records

10
II. Mesto - Marcia
00:07:59

Bela Bartok, Composer - Chiara String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records

11
III. Mesto - Burletta. Moderato
00:07:27

Bela Bartok, Composer - Chiara String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records

12
IV. Mesto
00:06:50

Bela Bartok, Composer - Chiara String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist

(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records

Album review

Following on the success of its 2014 album, Brahms by Heart, the Chiara String Quartet performs the six string quartets of Béla Bartók entirely from memory for this 2016 Azica release. The time wasn't so long ago when Bartók's demanding quartets were among the most difficult chamber pieces, and memorizing them would have seemed imprudent, if not impossible. Yet this youthful ensemble has thoroughly mastered the technical side of the quartets as well as any contemporary ensemble has, and the feat of memorization seems rather more of a positive selling-point than an ill-advised stunt. The Chiara plays with high energy and the freedom to experiment with expression, though their excessive use of portamento at the opening of the String Quartet No. 1 is unfortunate. For the most part, the Chiara has a strong feeling for Bartók's moods, particularly in the fragile "night music" movements of the String Quartet No. 4 and the String Quartet No. 5, though the group is most vigorous and exciting in the Allegro molto capriccioso of the String Quartet No. 2, an ideal track for sampling Bartók's bracing sonorities and the Chiara's powerful playing.

© TiVo

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