Stanford's String Quintets, Op. 85 and Op. 86, were both composed with his lifelong mentor, Joseph Joachim, a renowned violinist, in mind.
Performer Biography
Ralph de Souza, a violinist on this recording, was born in Bombay (now Mumbai) and began violin lessons with his father.
Composition History
The String Quintet No. 2 in C minor was composed by Stanford as a tribute to Joseph Joachim's 60th anniversary of visits to Britain in 1904.
Recording & Production
The String Quintet No. 2 in C minor and the Three Intermezzi for Cello and Piano are first recordings on this album.
Compositional Technique
The Andante movement of Stanford's String Quintet No. 1 draws on Irish traditional repertoire, making resourceful use of ornamental figurations from an archaic form of singing called sean nós.
Compositional Technique
The String Quintet No. 2 in C minor quotes the 'motto' theme from Haydn's Op. 76 No. 2 String Quartet (Fifths) in its first movement.
Composition History
The String Quintet No. 2 in C minor remained unpublished at Stanford's death because the publisher, Houghton, declined to publish it.
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