Novus Quartet, Ophélie Gaillard, Lise Berthaud
AP154 - 1CD - 64' - May 13, 2016
After a bold debut recording juxtaposing Webern, Beethoven, and Yun, the Novus Quartet passionately explores two of Tchaikovsky’s chamber masterpieces: the First Quartet and the Sextet *Souvenir de Florence*, joined by Ophélie Gaillard and Lise Berthaud. Blending folk-inspired melodies with lyrical intensity, their performance is marked by fervor, warmth, and remarkable sonic cohesion.
After an audacious first-record dedicated to Webern, Beethoven and Yun, the young musicians of the Novus Quartet interpret with passion two essential works of Tchaikovsky's chamber music: the First Quartet and the Sextuor "Souvenir de Florence" - for this work, the musicians are joined by two guests, cellist Ophélie Gaillard and violist Lise Berthaud.
These two works, which are like milestones in the career of the Russian composer (the first is written in 1871, the second in 1887), show Tchaikovsky's inclination for popular melodies. Clarity and technique serving musical expression, the fiery strings of the Novus Quartet spread a warm sound that impresses by its homogeneity, intensely invites to melancholy in slow movements, and fully transcribed the exaltation of Tchaikovsky's poetic universe.
String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11
1. Moderato e simplice
2. Andante cantabile
3. Scherzo. Allegro non tanto e con fuoco
4. Finale. Allegro giusto
String Sextet in D minor “Souvenir de Florence”, Op. 70
5. Allegro con spirito
6. Adagio cantabile e con moto
7. Allegretto moderato
8. Allegro vivace
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