The album, titled 'Intenso', unites compositions unique in their time due to their radicalism, musical density, and choice of means.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Dieter Ammann believes music should be an acoustic phenomenon and finds it inappropriate for composers to overload their music with complicated theoretical or ideological systems.
Interpretation
The casalQuartett views the string quartet as a versatile genre, embracing stylistic excursions into 17th-century music, Tango Nuevo, jazz, and new compositions.
Composer Biography
Leoš Janáček's 'Kreutzer Sonata' and 'Intimate Letters' are instrumental masterpieces inspired by his personal involvement in the turmoil of a romantic attachment.
Compositional Technique
Dieter Ammann's 'Geborstener Satz' demands new playing techniques from instrumentalists, pushing the limits of physical and technical possibility, and incorporates elements of modern jazz.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Ludwig van Beethoven pioneered turning abstract instrumental music of the string quartet into an autobiographical revelation, while still relying on established formal structures.
Performer Biography
The casalQuartett, founded in 1996, is one of the most renowned Swiss ensembles, having performed nearly 1000 concerts worldwide.
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