mjkFendrich
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« on: December 09, 2014, 03:25:39 pm » |
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... played by the Artemis Quartet today (Dec. 9th) at 19:30, broadcast by BBC Radio 3
Could perhaps any of our forum members located in the UK with a good connection and recording equipment record this for us?
I'll try the best myself (from Germany), but I haven't managed yet to get a recording in HD quality as promised (maybe that is available within the UK only).
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tapiola
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« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2014, 11:47:16 pm » |
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I'll second that. Please.....
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calyptorhynchus
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« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2014, 10:51:51 pm » |
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I'm going to record iin the next couple of days, but I have to wait until we get a good internet day (ours tends to drop out when it's raining!)
If no one has posted it by then I will.
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tapiola
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« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2014, 03:42:03 am » |
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Bless you! And many thanks!
"String Quartet No. 5 consists of two contrasting movements. The first movement, being present, immediately leads to an atmosphere of high emotional tension. The prevailing atmospheric elements of the music are dramatic and passionate, alternating with each other like a kaleidoscope. In contrast to that, a second theme is intoned three times – an invitation, a memory of the existence of another world, a light-house which illuminates the twilight in which we live so often. But this invitation remains unheard. The first movement concludes with dissonances in the upper register – a cry of utter desperation.
The second movement, so distant ... yet so near, is the calm, unhurried vocal section of the quartet. A forgiving, loving look at a world tortured by grief and contradictions. Gradually, the singing becomes more personal, more emotional and more dramatic. The rhythmic figure of a funeral march in the recapitulation of the second movement is a gesture of loss. Eventually, the quartet loses itself in an atmosphere of light-filled grief." Pēteris Vasks
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mjkFendrich
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« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2014, 01:25:15 pm » |
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I've just posted my version of the recording of Vask's 5th quartet in the Latvian downloads section (unfortunately low res audio quality, but the music itself and its interpretation are magnificent).
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tapiola
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« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2014, 02:54:08 pm » |
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Thank you very much.
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