專輯類型: 1SACD 發行年份: 2013 國際條碼: 7318599916590 音樂廠牌: BIS 如果二十世紀初的瑞典作曲家堪與西貝流士和尼爾森並列,那無疑一定是威廉.史坦哈瑪,他和兩位北歐音樂的前鋒皆有不錯的私人情誼。和史坦哈瑪的 藝術歌曲、鋼琴音樂和大型管弦樂作品相比,他的弦樂四重奏更顯獨樹一格。這七首四重奏(其中的F小調在首演結束不久便被作曲家捨棄)的創作時間橫跨22個 年頭,完整反映了史坦哈瑪的作曲發展,從成熟的浪漫主義到看似稀鬆卻更加緊密的音樂語法。當時他以鋼琴家身份和瑞典知名的奧林弦樂四重奏有頻繁且密切的合 作關係,史坦哈瑪所有的四重奏都是由該團首演。他對弦樂四重奏的熱愛與精通毫無保留的呈現在作品當中,甚至被認為是布拉姆斯到巴爾托克這段時間最重要的四 重奏作品。很遺憾的,和許多我們所熟悉的作曲家以及作品相較之下,這些作品似乎沒有受到公平的重視。為了扭轉這種印象,史坦哈瑪四重奏計畫以三張專輯將作 曲家生前出版的六首四重奏以及其他給弦樂四重奏的作品逐一有系統的介紹給樂迷,當然也包含上述提到被作曲家捨棄的F小調四重奏(首次錄音)。2002年成 軍至今不過十年左右的史坦哈瑪四重奏首次在BIS登場,敢以作曲家之名作為團名,想當然爾他們對史坦哈瑪的詮釋自是有其說服力,除此之外當代音樂亦是他們的演出重心曲目。 5 stars, The Guardian 30/08/2013: "The performances, bristling with tension and lyrical beauty, are exceptional." If there is one Swedish composer in the early 20th century who in some way can compare with Sibelius and Nielsen, it is Wilhelm Stenhammar – incidentally a personal friend of both these towering figures in Nordic music. And in Stenhammar's production – which includes songs, piano music and large-scale orchestral works – his string quartets form a special chapter. The seven quartets (of which one, in F minor, was withdrawn by the composer soon after its first performance) were written over the space of 22 years, and mirror Stenhammar's development, from full-blown Romanticism to a more sparse and formally concentrated idiom. As a pianist, Stenhammar worked closely for many years with the Aulin Quartet, the finest Swedish string quartet of its time. (It was the Aulin Quartet that gave the first performances of all Stenhammar's quartets up to and including No.4 in A minor, Op.25.) His familiarity with the medium is evident in these works which have been described as 'the most important written between those of Brahms and Bartok', but which still remain less well-known internationally than they deserve. In a bid to change this, the Stenhammar Quartet here present the first disc in a trilogy which will include the six quartets published during the composer's lifetime, as well as the F minor quartet – for the first time on disc – and other music for string quartet. Making its first appearance on BIS, the Stenhammar Quartet was formed in 2002 and has made a name for itself in Sweden and internationally as interpreters of Stenhammar's music, as well as of core repertoire and contemporary works. Wilhelm Stenhammar String Quartet No.4 in A minor, Op.25 (1904–09) 33'00 01 I. Allegro ma non troppo 9'14 02 II. Adagio 6'01 03 III. Scherzo. Allegro 6'56 04 IV. Aria variata. Andante semplice 10'49 Lodolezzi sjunger (Lodolezzi Sings), Op.39 (1919) 7'22 05 Elegi. Lento 3'23 06 Intermezzo. Allegro agitato 3'59 String Quartet No.3 in F major, Op.18 (1897–1900) 31'59 07 I. Quasi andante 8'44 08 II. Presto molto agitato 5'08 09 III. Lento sostenuto 7'18 10 IV. Presto molto agitato – Molto moderato 10'49 Album total 73'47