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BARGIELSKI, Z.: String Quartets Nos. 1-6 (Silesian String Quartet)

Composer(s):Bargielski, Zbigniew
Artist(s) Andrysek, Marek, accordion • Widaszek, Roman, clarinet • Silesian String Quartet, Ensemble
Genre Classical Music
Category Chamber Music
Catalogue CDAccordACD173
Label CD Accord
Quality   320kbps
Album Price
 
MP3
USD 19.98
 

 

   



Striking a Balance
Review By rgraves321,November 2012

Bargielski writes in a highly personal form of atonality, one that to my ears sounds similar to fellow countryman Henryk Gorecki in his early works. Bargielski's developed what he calls a "theory of center structures" that gives his composition direction. The idea is to balance the center sounds (melodies) with those of the harmonic centers, paying attention to dynamics, tonal color and duration.

One of the most effective works in this collection is A Night of Farewells, for accordion and string quartet. I found it especially appealing because of the ensemble's interesting blend. The accordion doesn't play anything remotely folk-like, yet it gives the work a decided Eastern European flavor. The clarinet in Through the Looking Glass (for string quartet more....


Review By Byzantion, MusicWeb International,March 2013

Bargielski, with no little help from the redoubtable Silesian Quartet, coaxes some striking textures and beautiful harmonics from all four instruments.

Both Andrysek and Widaszek impress, but the real stars of the show are the hugely experienced and generally excellent Silesian Quartet, specialists in this kind of modernist repertoire. They deliver thoroughly, and typically, persuasive performances in very good sound recorded on their home territory.

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Review By David W Moore, American Record Guide,January 2013

The performances of these works are convincing and exciting, and the recorded quality is clear and pleasant. The music is argumentative and pastoral and everything in between…It is a remarkable collection. © 2013 American Record Guide Read complete review on American Record Guide




 

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