Dobrinka Tabakova's 'The Ear of Grain' was commissioned in 2022 by the ARD International Music Competition in Munich as a playful challenge for competing string quartets.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Robert Schumann believed the string quartet is 'above all, a conversation among equals, each with its own voice,' a belief reflected in his String Quartet No. 3.
Performer Biography
The Barbican Quartet, formed in 2014, won First Prize and four special prizes at the 71st ARD International Music Competition in 2022.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Leoš Janáček described his 'Intimate Letters' quartet as his first composition where the notes glow with the dear things he experienced with Kamila Stösslová, his muse.
Recording & Production
This album is a debut recording for the Barbican Quartet with GENUIN Classics and includes the premiere recording of Dobrinka Tabakova's 'The Ear of Grain'.
Composition History
Leoš Janáček's String Quartet No. 2, 'Intimate Letters', was written in 1928, only months before his death, and was dedicated to his muse, Kamila Stösslová.
Composition History
Robert Schumann composed his three String Quartets, Op. 41, in a concentrated burst of creativity within two months, inspired by Felix Mendelssohn's Op. 44 quartets.
