Hetu: Complete Chamber Works For Strings
) | Label: NAXOS Catalog: 8573395 Format: CD New Orford Quartet; Dann; Carr; HutchinsComposed by: Hetu, Jacques Highly respected as an educator, Jacques Hétu was also one of the most frequently performed of all contemporary Canadian composers. + His earlier hallmarks of polytonality and harmonic tension were rooted in European influences, and as his work matured it became increasingly lyrical and virtuosic. + The First String Quartet sees Hétu’s emerging style combine 20th-century techniques with a neo-romantic harmonic language, while the more personal Second Quartet concludes with a hauntingly beautiful Andante in memory of the composer’s mother. + The lyrical Sérénade evokes the tranquility of a starry summer’s night. + Hétu’s witty Adagio and Rondo was his first foray into string quartet writing, while the masterful Sextet was his final chamber work for strings.  Price: $19.98 |