Peter Sculthorpe, Goldner String Quartet - The String Quartets, Vol 1 flac album

Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe, who was brought onto the international radar by the Kronos Quartet some years ago, wrote 18 string quartets. The earlier ones were influenced by Indonesian and other southeast Asian music, but over time he delved deeper into Australian aboriginal traditions.

Peter Sculthorpe (born 1929), the dean of contemporary Australian composers, has had a remarkably prolific career, and Tall Poppies' release of the third volume of his string quartets in celebration of his 80th birthday is an indication that his age has in no way slowed him down. These string quartets, his 14th through his 17th, date from 1998 to 2007, and at the time of this release, he was at work on commissions for two more.

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Peter Sculthorpe celebrated his 80th birthday in April, and this recording of his four most recent numbered string quartets was released to mark the occasion. He has been the leading Australian composer of his generation; his works manage to evoke his country's extraordinary landscapes while never shrinking from its social issues. So the 14th Quartet is subtitled Quamby, and evokes not only the Tasmania in which Sculthorpe grew up, but also its brutal colonial past: it identifies a place where Aborigines were massacred.

The string quartet was central to Peter Sculthorpe’s output. His last, No 18, had its premiere on his 81st birthday. He undoubtedly liked string instruments because of their ability to sustain long-held notes. The American Del Sol Quartet’s obvious understanding of this ultra-Australian music, their fine textural blending and depth of tone all contribute to the success of these performances. Stephen Kent is an Englishman who became interested in the didjeridu while working as musical director for Circus Oz. His choices complement the quartet’s work beautifully, and do not feel intrusive in the slightest. Moreover, the recording quality is among the best I have heard on a new quartet release for some time. A blu-ray disc accompanies the CDs, plus extensive and informative notes by Graeme Skinner.

String Quartet in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2: IV. Allegro molto quasi presto, 05:39. String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 4: IV. Allegro, 04:47. String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 6: I. Allegro con brio, 08:54.

Peter Sculthorpe is the most internationally prominent Australian composer to emerge in the second half of the 20th century. Here is the last of three volumes with his works for string quartet. EAC extraction logfile from 23. August 2014, 0:19. Peter Sculthorpe, String Quartets - Vol 3. Used drive : TSSTcorpCDDVDW SH-S223C Adapter: 2 ID: 1. Read mode : Secure Utilize accurate stream : Yes Defeat audio cache : Yes Make use of C2 pointers : No.