The Maggini Quartet, the performers on this album, are renowned for their championship of British repertoire and have sold over 100,000 CDs worldwide.
Performer Biography
The Maggini Quartet has received numerous international awards, including Gramophone Chamber Music CD of the Year, a Cannes Classical Award, and a Diapason d'Or.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Rubbra believed that "Song, lyrical song, is indeed the motivating force of this work" for his String Quartet No. 3, quoting St Thomas Aquinas.
Composer Biography
Edmund Rubbra, the composer, had to leave school at fourteen to work for the London and North Western railway but still developed his musical interests.
Composer Biography
Rubbra's talents were recognized by Gustav Holst, a prominent English composer, who taught him for many years at University College, Reading, and the Royal College of Music.
Compositional Technique
Rubbra frequently used the interval of a fifth in his quartets, which he considered "the most mysterious" but also one that "immediately affirms."
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