The Jasper String Quartet is named after Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.
Interpretation
The Jasper String Quartet aims to embody unity and equality between the four voices in Beethoven's Op. 131, believing it showcases these ideals powerfully.
Composer Biography
Ludwig van Beethoven composed his Quartet in C# minor, Op. 131, during his difficult final years.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at Sono Luminus Studios in Boyce, Virginia, on November 2-3, 2013, and recorded in 7.1 Surround Sound.
Performer Biography
The Jasper String Quartet, the performers on this album, won the 2012 Cleveland Quartet Award and has been praised as 'sonically delightful and expressively compelling'.
Compositional Technique
Beethoven's Quartet in C# minor, Op. 131, is notable for its seven movements played without pause, creating a continuous narrative.
Performer Biography
The Jasper String Quartet was the first ensemble to win the Yale School of Music's Horatio Parker Memorial Prize in 2009, an award established in 1945.
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