シューベルト: 弦楽四重奏曲全集

モディリアーニ弦楽四重奏団
シューベルトの弦楽四重奏曲全集登場!
縦と横の美しい完璧なバランス

シューベルトの弦楽四重奏曲は、どれもが美しい旋律と抒情に満ちた、音楽史上の至宝。2003年に結成されたモディリアーニ弦楽四重奏団が、2021年の2月から10月まで、ほぼ1年間をかけてじっくり全曲録音に取り組みました。一挙にボックスセットとしてリリースします。
全体をとおして素晴らしいバランスのアンサンブル。ひとつのパートが旋律を奏でている時も、他のパートも実に気持ちよいバランスで響いており、ハーモニーを奏でているひとつひとつの瞬間のどこを切り取っても、端正で美しいバランス。それぞれの出るところと引くところの駆け引きも見事。縦と横の線の完ぺきなバランス、そして心地よい抑制感、つねに豊かに漂う抒情、と実に美しいシューベルトの登場です。
キングインターナショナル

Quatuor Modigliani offers a complete survey of the string quartets of Franz Schubert. Though all of these works have been recorded and performed with varying degrees of regularity, the composers late, mature quartets are much more popular in recordings and on the concert stage. Written when he was a teenager, Schuberts early quartets are influenced understandably by the music of the Classical period, especially Mozart and Haydn, to be performed by family members and schoolmates. The development of Schubert as a composer is heard throughout his quartets, even between the relatively short period from his first (1810) to tenth (1813), but especially apparent is the composers growth during his hiatus from writing for string quartet. He set aside the form after completing his eleventh quartet in 1816 until another attempt was made in 1820. The resulting Quartettsatz was left unfinished, and even though it is only a single-movement work, it was published as his twelfth quartet; the Quartettsatz arguably coincides with the beginning of his mature period. Following a period of severe illness, Schubert returned to the string quartet medium again in 1824 with the Rosamunde Quartet, named thus because it recalls a theme from the composers incidental music for the play Rosamunde, Furstin von Zypern. The Quatuor Modigliani delivers precise readings throughout and has developed a wonderful ensemble sound. With powerful dynamic contrast, the group navigates the stylistic changes that occurred during the prolific, tragically short life of this remarkable composer. Instead of presenting these works in chronological order, Quatuor Modigliani divides them into five different themed groups, one for each disc, such as "Harmony" and "The Art of Song." The reasoning behind these groupings is detailed in the booklet for physical buyers, and listeners can decide how well the case is made.