The Kreutzer Quartet is a British
string quartet.
With their selected programs they have given concerts in Italy, Germany, France, Holland, Serbia, Montenegro, Sardinia, the United States, Spain, Cyprus, Poland and Lithuania.
A further focus is the critical examination of not only recordings of classical works, but above all of contemporary string quartets by
Robert Gerhard
Robert Gerhard i Ottenwaelder (; 25 September 1896 – 5 January 1970) was a Spanish Catalan composer and musical scholar and writer, generally known outside Catalonia as Roberto Gerhard.Malcolm MacDonald. 'Gerhard, Roberto' in ''Grove Music Onl ...
,
Michael Finnissy,
Harrison Birtwistle
Sir Harrison Birtwistle (15 July 1934 – 18 April 2022) was an English composer of contemporary classical music best known for his operas, often based on mythological subjects. Among his many compositions, his better known works include '' T ...
,
Gloria Coates,
Michael Tippett
Sir Michael Kemp Tippett (2 January 1905 – 8 January 1998) was an English composer who rose to prominence during and immediately after the Second World War. In his lifetime he was sometimes ranked with his contemporary Benjamin Britten ...
and
Hafliði Hallgrímsson. There exist recordings on the labels Metier,
Naxos
Naxos (; el, Νάξος, ) is a Greek island and the largest of the Cyclades. It was the centre of archaic Cycladic culture. The island is famous as a source of emery, a rock rich in corundum, which until modern times was one of the best ab ...
,
NMC Recordings
NMC Recordings is a British recording label and a charity which specialises in recording works by living composers from the British Isles.
History
The composer Colin Matthews founded NMC in 1989, with financial assistance from the Holst Found ...
, Chandos, Guild and New Focus.
Members
*
Peter Sheppard Skærved (violin)
* Mihailo Trandafilovski and Gordon MacKay (violin) before
* Clifton Harrison and zuvor Morgan Goff (alto)
* Neil Heyde (Violoncello)
Professor Neil Heyde – Head of Research Programmes
', Royal Academy of Music.
Recordings
* Kreutzer Quartet (2002) – Gloria Coates: Streichquartett Nr. 1, 5, 6 (Naxos 8.559091)
* Kreutzer Quartet (2003) – Gloria Coates: Streichquartett Nr. 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8 (Naxos 8.559152)
* Kreutzer Quartet (2010) – Gloria Coates: Streichquartett Nr. 9, "Solo Violin Sonata", "Lyric Suite" for Klaviertrio (Naxos 8.559666)
* Kreutzer Quartet – Gloria Coates – Streichquartette Nr. 1–9 (3-CD-Box-Set) (Naxos 8.503240)
* Kreutzer Quartet (2008) – Thomas Simaku: Streichquartett Nr. 2 and 3, Soliloquy I–III (Naxos 8.570428)
* Tapestry – Chamber music by Elliott Schwartz (Metier msv 28537)
* Grieg and Finnissy – piano quintets (first recording); Roderick Chadwick (piano); Kreutzer Quartett (Metier msv 28541)
* Michael Finnissy – Second and third string quartets (NMC Recordings D180)
References
External links
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British string quartets
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