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Jurgis Karnavičius: String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4

8/6/2021, 6 Tracks, 1:02:01

Featuring

  • Dalia Kuznecovaitė
  • Artūras Šilalė
  • Kristina Anusevičiūtė
  • Deividas Dumčius
  • Vilnius String Quartet
  • Jurgis Karnavičius

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Recording & Production

This recording was made at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic in November 2020.

Source: Booklet

Notable Performances

The Third and Fourth string quartets by Jurgis Karnavičius were premiered by the Alexander Glazunov String Quartet in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg).

Source: Booklet

Composition History

This album features the world premiere recordings of Jurgis Karnavičius' (a Lithuanian composer) String Quartets Nos. 3 and 4.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Jurgis Karnavičius' String Quartet No. 3 was dedicated to the memory of Antonio Stradivari, a famous Italian violin maker.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The Vilnius String Quartet, the performers on this album, has been active for fifty-five years and has received several prestigious awards, including the Lithuanian National Arts and Culture Prize.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Jurgis Karnavičius, a significant figure in Lithuanian music, was molded by the musical realm of the St. Petersburg Conservatory and the culture of that megapolis.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Jurgis Karnavičius studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory with notable figures such as Anatoly Lyadov, Jāzeps Vītols, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Glazunov, and Maximilian Steinberg.

Source: Booklet

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