This recording is a mastering of a live concert given by the Gerhard Quartet at the Fundación Juan March on June 6, 2023.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Conrado del Campo's personal style in his string quartets blends large-scale forms from Beethoven, chromatic harmony from late Romantics, cyclic processes, and Spanish musical traditions.
Recording & Production
This album features world premiere recordings of String Quartets Nos. 6 and 7bis by Conrado del Campo, a Spanish composer.
Composer Biography
Conrado del Campo, a Spanish composer, was a viola player in the Cuarteto Francés, which exposed him to a vast string quartet repertoire and inspired his own compositions.
Interpretation
The performances on this album are based on new editions of the scores for String Quartet No. 6 by Tomás Garrido and Aldo Mata, and for String Quartet No. 7bis by Garazi Echeandia.
Cultural Impact
The album is part of the Proyecto Conrado, an initiative to rescue the significant body of works by Conrado del Campo, a Spanish composer, from undeserved neglect.
