While there is no clear extra-musical association to be found in the composition of Robert Schumann's String Quartet in A minor (the first of a rapidly written set of three), the Second String Quartet of Leos Janácek is entirely the musical manifestation of his unrequited love affair with Kamila Stösslová. At first glance, these two works have little in common, either in style or background. Tying them together on this Telos Music album is the First String Quartet of David Philip Hefti, entitled Ph(r)asen. The work was ...
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While there is no clear extra-musical association to be found in the composition of Robert Schumann's String Quartet in A minor (the first of a rapidly written set of three), the Second String Quartet of Leos Janácek is entirely the musical manifestation of his unrequited love affair with Kamila Stösslová. At first glance, these two works have little in common, either in style or background. Tying them together on this Telos Music album is the First String Quartet of David Philip Hefti, entitled Ph(r)asen. The work was commissioned by the Swiss-based Merel Quartet (heard here) and is based on excerpts of letters between Robert and his wife, Clara, and the obsessive letters of Janácek to Stösslová. The text (which unfortunately is not translated in the liner notes) of these letters is performed rhythmically, not vocally, although among the myriad of extended techniques that Hefti incorporates is humming by the four quartet members. Even beyond the intrigue and unique concept that Hefti brings to the...
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