Cherubini: String Quartets Nos. 3 in D Minor and 4 in E Major
8/1/2000, 8 Tracks, 1:02:31
Featuring
Gabriele Baffero
Mauro Loguercio
Antonio Leofreddi
Marco Decimo
Quartetto David
Luigi Cherubini
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Cultural Impact
Cherubini's opera Medea, his most famous work, was greatly admired by musicians like Ludwig van Beethoven and Johannes Brahms, and later by Maria Callas.
Composer Biography
Cherubini composed works celebrating both the French Revolution, like 'Hymne à la fraternité', and the monarchy, such as a Requiem for Louis XVI commissioned by Louis XVIII.
Historical Context
Cherubini's haughty character provoked the open antipathy of Napoleon, who resented the composer's lack of deference.
Performer Biography
The Quartetto David, formed in 1994, has been coached by members of the Amadeus Quartet, who recognize them as one of the finest emerging quartets.
Critical Reception
Cherubini was largely forgotten in Italy after Rossini's arrival, with his opera Medea only revived at La Scala 121 years after its 1788 performance, without much interest.
Composer Biography
Luigi Cherubini, born in Florence in 1760, witnessed a musical evolution from Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice to Wagner's Tannhäuser.
Composer Biography
Ludwig van Beethoven considered Cherubini the greatest dramatic composer in 1805, and by 1817, the greatest living composer.
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