The Voyager Quartet, founded in 2014, comprises musicians with successful careers in famous string quartets like the Cherubini Quartet and world-class orchestras.
Interpretation
The Voyager Quartet's album features transcriptions and recompositions by Andreas Höricht, adapting works by Wagner and Mahler for string quartet.
Composition History
Gustav Mahler's Adagietto was written in November 1901 as a wordless confession of love to Alma, his wife, by sending her the manuscript without explanation.
Composition History
Richard Wagner's 'Tristan und Isolde' was born out of his turbulent love affair with Mathilde Wesendonck, for which he thanked her 'from the depths of his soul in all eternity.'
Compositional Technique
The famous 'Tristan chord' from Wagner's 'Tristan und Isolde' is noted for having changed music like nothing before or since.
Album & Artwork
The album's title, 'Boten der Liebe' (Messengers of Love), is inspired by Franz Schubert's song 'Die Sterne,' which celebrates stars as 'messengers of love.'
Performer Biography
In 2020, the Voyager Quartet performed all of Beethoven's string quartets over six evenings at the Villa Wahnfried, replacing the cancelled Bayreuth Festival.
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