Simon Bolivar String Quartet: Dvorak, Ginastera, S

Simon Bolivar String Quart

Violinists Alejandro Carreño and Boris Suaréz, violist Ismel Campos and cellist Aimon Mata breathe new life into three gems of the string quartet repertoire, performed with the perfect balance of classical refinement and South American panache. The SBSQ comprises key players of DG exclusive recording artist Gustavo Dudamel’s Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela. This is a debut recording that musically and thematically reflects the young ensemble’s extraordinary story and progressive pursuits. This is DG’s first recording of Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera’s particularly difficult 1948 String Quartet no. 1, inspired by the vivacious dance rhythms of his homeland Shostakovich’s deeply personal String Quartet no. 8 is dedicated “to the victims of fascism and war,” a theme which particularly speaks to the SBSQ In another DG first, the SBSQ adds South American flavour to the “American” String Quartet, one of Dvořák’s celebrations of his visit to the New World String Quartet No. 1, Op.20 : 1st movement: Allegro violento ed agitato String Quartet No. 1, Op.20 : 2nd movement: Vivacissimo String Quartet No. 1, Op.20 : 3rd movement: Calmo e poetico String Quartet No. 1, Op.20 : 4th movement: Allegramente rustico String Quartet No.12 in F major, Op.96 - "American" B.179 : 1. Allegro ma non troppo String Quartet No.12 in F major, Op.96 - "American" B.179 : 2. Lento String Quartet No.12 in F major, Op.96 - "American" B.179 : 3. Molto vivace String Quartet No.12 in F major, Op.96 - "American" B.179 : 4. Finale (Vivace ma non troppo) String Quartet No.8 in C minor, Op.110 : 1. Largo String Quartet No.8 in C minor, Op.110 : 2. Allegro molto String Quartet No.8 in C minor, Op.110 : 3. Allegretto String Quartet No.8 in C minor, Op.110 : 4. Largo String Quartet No.8 in C minor, Op.110 : 5. Largo

Violinists Alejandro Carreño and Boris Suaréz, violist Ismel Campos and cellist Aimon Mata breathe new life into three gems of the string quartet repertoire, performed with the perfect balance of classical refinement and South American panache. The SBSQ comprises key players of DG exclusive recording artist Gustavo Dudamel’s Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela. This is a debut recording that musically and thematically reflects the young ensemble’s extraordinary story and progressive pursuits. This is DG’s first recording of Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera’s particularly difficult 1948 String Quartet no. 1, inspired by the vivacious dance rhythms of his homeland Shostakovich’s deeply personal String Quartet no. 8 is dedicated “to the victims of fascism and war,” a theme which particularly speaks to the SBSQ In another DG first, the SBSQ adds South American flavour to the “American” String Quartet, one of Dvořák’s celebrations of his visit to the New World.

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