Sinigaglia: Complete Works for String Quartet, Vol. 2
3/24/2023, 17 Tracks, 1:27:24
Featuring
Wawrzyniec Szymański
Filip Jeska
Maria Odvody
Radenko Kostadinov
Francesca Fiore
Archos Quartet
Leone Sinigaglia
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Composer Biography
Leone Sinigaglia, the composer, was a multi-talented individual known as much for his mountaineering as for his musical compositions.
Performer Biography
The Archos Quartet has received coaching from many eminent musicians and groups, including members of the Alban Berg, Melos, Vogler, Belcea, Casals, Endellion, Fine Arts, Hagen, Takács, Chilingirian, and Sirius Quartets.
Recording & Production
This album includes several world premiere recordings of Leone Sinigaglia's works, marked with an asterisk in the tracklist.
Performer Biography
The Archos Quartet, a young, multi-national string quartet, was founded in 2009 at the Musikhochschule Lübeck.
Composer Biography
Leone Sinigaglia studied with Antonín Dvořák, a renowned Czech composer, in 1901 before returning to Turin.
Historical Context
Leone Sinigaglia died tragically at 75 from a heart attack when SS soldiers came to deport him to a concentration camp due to his Jewish origins.
Composer Biography
Sinigaglia's early musical inspiration came from mountaineering holidays in Cavoretto, near his native city of Turin.
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