Sibelius: String Quartet in D Minor, Op. 56 / Schumann: String Quartet No. 3 in A Major, Op. 41/3
1/1/1989, 9 Tracks, 1:00:42
Featuring
Ari Angervo
Mauri Pietikäinen
Jorma Rahkonen
Veikko Sakari Höylä
Voces Intimae Quartet
Jean Sibelius
Robert Schumann
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Composer's Artistic Vision
Sibelius noted in his diary about 'Voces Intimae': 'It's glorious. The sort of thing that produces a smile even in the presence of death.'
Composition History
Robert Schumann dedicated his three string quartets, Op. 41, to Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, a fellow German composer, conductor, and pianist.
Compositional Technique
In 'Voces Intimae', Sibelius departed from the traditional four-movement structure, placing the adagio in the middle, surrounded by two lively movements.
Composer Biography
Jean Sibelius is known almost exclusively for his String Quartet in D minor, completed in 1909, despite having written several other chamber works earlier in his career.
Composition History
In 1842, the 32-year-old Robert Schumann composed almost all his chamber music, including his three string quartets, within a few summer weeks.
Composer Biography
Robert Schumann's most creatively productive period was from the late 1830s to the early 1840s, during which he completed most of his major works.
Composition History
Sibelius began his String Quartet 'Voces Intimae' in November 1908, but work was interrupted and only resumed during an intense period in London in February 1909.
