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Moeschinger: String Quartets Nos. 3 & 5 and Trauermusik für Frau Hanny Bürgi

8/12/2022, 15 Tracks, 57:51

Featuring

  • Dora Bratchkova
  • Andrea Saxer
  • Gerhard Müller
  • Alina Kudelevic
  • Rasumowsky Quartett
  • Albert Moeschinger

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Performer Biography

The Rasumowsky Quartet is named after Prince Andrey Kyrillovich Razumovsky, a Russian envoy in Vienna, friend of Beethoven, and patron of string quartet playing.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Moeschinger's pronounced sense of rhythm can be attributed to his experience playing jazz and ragtime as an entertainment pianist.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The Rasumowsky Quartet gained international attention for its complete recording of Dmitri Shostakovich's 15 string quartets in 2006, which Maxim Shostakovich praised as 'among the best recordings of my father's music ever'.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The 'Trauermusik für Frau Hanny Bürgi' was commissioned by Johanna Bürgi-Bigler, a patron who supported Moeschinger financially and provided opportunities for him to perform his works.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Moeschinger, who was initially suspicious of twelve-tone serialism, was inspired by Thomas Mann's novel "Doctor Faustus" to apply the technique to his major works.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Moeschinger's String Quartet No. 5, nicknamed 'Colloqui' (Conversations), features six movements with descriptive subtitles that reflect their character, such as 'Colloquio passionale' and 'divergenza d'opinioni'.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Albert Moeschinger, a Swiss composer, was forced into a banking apprenticeship by his father before he could begin formal musical training at age 20.

Source: Booklet

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