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ISASI, A.: String Quartets, Vol. 1 (Isasi Quartet) - Nos. 0 and 2

Composer(s):Isasi, Andres
Artist(s) Isasi Quartet, Ensemble
Period(s) 20th Century
Genre Classical Music
Category Chamber Music
Catalogue 8.572463
Label Naxos
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Andrés Isasi’s youthful promise can be heard in the easy romance of his Grieg and Dvořák influenced String Quartet No 0. This falls outside the numbered sequence of his quartets but retained the composer’s affection and was never withdrawn from circulation. Given its première performance by the Isasi Quartet in 2010, the substantial String Quartet No 2 is more symphonic in manner, and Isasi re-used movements in orchestral works such as the Suite No 2 (8.557584). This is the first of three volumes of Isasi’s complete string quartets.


   




Review By Jorg Löskill,Das Orchester,May 2013


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Review By Gonzalo Pérez Chamorro,Ritmo,March 2013

Con una produccion mas que notable en Cuartetos de cuerda, cinco completos y tres que han sobrevivido fragmentados, la obra de camara de Andres Isasi (1890-1940) recibe desde ahora un nuevo trato, gracias al comienzo de la integral por, mira por donde y que casualidad, el Cuarteto Isasi, que gracias al apoyo de varias instituciones, podra grabar la integral de Cuartetos (Naxos ya llevo al disco dos de sus obras, la Sinfonía n. 2 y la Suite n. 2 por Juanjo Mena y la Sinfonica de Bilbao). Ninguno de los miembros del Isasi parece ser espanol, lo que les honra, ya que no es un nombre que en principio pueda “venderse” mejor que otros. Hecho el nombre, hecho el repertorio basico. Y es asi como demuestran su especialidad, comenzando por el primer

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Review By Byzantion,MusicWeb International,February 2013

Written just over a decade apart, these two quartets are fairly similar in essence, if less so in practice. Elegance, wistfulness, folk influences, memorable melodies, minor keys and a lack of pretentiousness—these are prominent features of both. Despite their name, the Isasi Quartet are a primarily German ensemble, an attribute that fits rather well with Isasi’s style. This is an impressive debut for Naxos by the Quartet: sympathetic and thoughtful, technically adept and cogent.

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Review By Asier Vallejo Ugarte,Scherzo,February 2013



Review By Phillip Scott,Fanfare,January 2013

The earlier quartet, numbered zero…shows Grieg’s influence without being a dull carbon copy. The composer uses thematic and rhythmic motifs that share a contour with those of Grieg: the same love of sequential repetition, and a tendency to veer unexpectedly from minor to major and back…

The four-movement second begins with more forthright harmonic clashes—attacked with relish by this excellent ensemble—but soon settles back into a comfortable late-Romantic language, where it stays. Isasi strikes me as more at home in minor keys than major. The Adagio is…the most convincing movement, but the first movement is structurally satisfying, while the third contains a vigorous fugato passage that is also impressive.

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Review By Bob McQuiston,Classical Lost and Found,September 2012

With this Naxos release we welcome little known, Spanish-born composer Andrés Isasi…to CLOFO.

The program begins with No. 0…The opening allegro…is downright gorgeous with a standout to-die-for melody…while a feeling of melancholy haunts the lento.

A berceuse with a couple of folkish sounding tunes follows. Then the work closes with a finale…that starts soulfully, but brightens as a couple of lively ideas are introduced.

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Review By Hans-Dieter Grünefeld,Ensemble Magazin für Kammermusik,September 2012


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