The Ragazze Quartet, the string quartet on this album, plays an average of ninety concerts a year and has toured internationally to countries like England, China, and the United States.
Recording & Production
The recording of this album took place in September 2020 at Muziekgebouw Frits Philips, Eindhoven, during the COVID-19 pandemic, which unexpectedly provided the performers with empty schedules.
Interpretation
The string quartet arrangement of Winterreise allows for effects like icy 'sul ponticello' timbres and tremolos, which can evoke a wintry chill or dramatic operatic moments, enhancing elements only suggested by the original piano.
Performer Biography
Martijn Cornet, the baritone on this album, is a former ensemble member at the Aalto Theater in Essen and a regular guest at De Nationale Opera Amsterdam.
Performer Biography
The Ragazze Quartet won the prestigious Kersjes Prijs in 2013 for extraordinary talent in Dutch chamber music, and the Operadagen Rotterdam Award in 2017 for their innovative music-theatrical approach.
Composer Biography
Wim ten Have, the arranger of this album's music, was principal viola of the Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and later the 'Orchestra of the 18th Century,' and developed an interest in authentic baroque performance practice.
Composition History
The arrangement of Schubert's Winterreise for baritone and string quartet featured on this album was created by Wim ten Have and his wife Marianne Hedin, with close involvement from the performers.
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