Grieg: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27; String Quartet in F major; Johansen: String Quartet, Op. 35

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Grieg's only completed string quartet, Op. 27, usually sounds more like a reduction of an orchestral score than a work of chamber music. It's an attractive enough piece, but don't expect the kind of instrumental interplay you hear in the most famous quartets from Haydn to Shostakovich. The Oslo Quartet's strongly played interpretation makes a good case for it. Grieg's other half-quartet, in F, was a later piece that he never completed, and you can understand why when you hear it; it's neither prime Grieg nor totally uninteresting. The quartet by Johansen (1888-1974) was composed in 1969 but doesn't sound any more "advanced" in style than Grieg, so it makes a good coupling. --Leslie Gerber

Grieg: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27; String Quartet in F major; Johansen: String Quartet, Op. 35, Music, Edvard Grieg, David Monrad Johansen, Oslo String Quartet, Chamber, Chamber Music, Classical, Classical Composers, Quartet for Four String Instruments
Grieg: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27; String Quartet in F major; Johansen: String Quartet, Op. 35
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • just bought this recording
  • Da non perdere
 Grieg: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27; String Quartet in F major; Johansen: String Quartet, Op. 35

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

QuartetsQuartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
Grieg, EdvardGrieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
CDs Under $7CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
CDs $7 - $10CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
4-for-3 Classical4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
4-for-3 All Music4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Grieg: Cello Sonata, Op. 36; Piano Sonata, Op. 7; Intermezzo
  2. Moeran: String Quartets
  3. Prokofiev: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2; Cello Sonata
  4. Grieg: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3
  5. Britten: String Quartets, Vol.2

ASIN: B0000013ZW
Release Date: 1994-06-28

Tracks:

  1. Un Poco Andante - Allegro Molto Ed Agitato
  2. Romanze: Andantino - Allegro Agitato
  3. Intermezzo: Allegro Molto Marcato - Allegro Agitato
  4. Finale: Lento - Presto Al Saltarello
  5. Sostenuto - Allegro Vivace
  6. Allegro Scherzando
  7. Agitato - Allegro
  8. Allegro Vivace
  9. Largo
  10. Agitato

Amazon.com

Grieg's only completed string quartet, Op. 27, usually sounds more like a reduction of an orchestral score than a work of chamber music. It's an attractive enough piece, but don't expect the kind of instrumental interplay you hear in the most famous quartets from Haydn to Shostakovich. The Oslo Quartet's strongly played interpretation makes a good case for it. Grieg's other half-quartet, in F, was a later piece that he never completed, and you can understand why when you hear it; it's neither prime Grieg nor totally uninteresting. The quartet by Johansen (1888-1974) was composed in 1969 but doesn't sound any more "advanced" in style than Grieg, so it makes a good coupling. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars just bought this recording.......2004-09-16

The first time I heard the Grieg quartets was during a little music party I was having at my apartment. One of my friends had a recording of this, and since I had never heard it, I asked him to put it in. After I heard that recording, I fell passionately in love with the Grieg quartets.

If I had heard this recording that night, I wouldn't have been as affected. This group plays well enough together, but I just don't think they are the kind of musicians that can play a piece like this effectively. I wish I hadn't lost touch with everyone from my old school, because I would love to know WHO was playing this quartet the first time I heard it. Their performance was HUGE. They had a HUGE ORCHESTRAL sound, and all of the phrases were big, fat, and voluptuous. This performance, while proficient, is totally flat in comparison. They just sort of seem to... let go of the ends of notes and phrases, which makes their performance seem more like an excersize than anything else. Like they're just familiar with the piece, and haven't taken the time, or maybe even had enough time to gain an intimate knowledge of it. If you're really dead set on having a recording of this piece, I guess go ahead and buy this one. Be prepared to use your imagination though. If you want a really good recording, keep looking. and tell me if you find one...

5 out of 5 stars Da non perdere.......2000-05-12

Un cd assolutamente delizioso. Il primo quartetto di Grieg è semplicemente sublime, tutto fuoco e ghiaccio, appassionato e placido, volubile eppure coerente. Il quartetto di Johansen è stato una piacevole scoperta. Il suono dell'Oslo String Quartet è fresco e pieno di vitalità, l'interpretazione fluida, precisa e senza fronzoli. Un cd davvero godibile, che consiglierei a tutti gli amanti della musica camera.

Music Review:

  1. Hallelujah Chorus - The Great Handel Choruses
  2. Haydn: Six "Paris" Symphonies No. 82-87
  3. Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 6-8
  4. Haydn: The 12 London Symphonies [Import]
  5. Henry Cowell: Fiddler's Jig; Air & Scherzo; Concerto Grosso; Hymn & Fuguing Tune No. 10
  6. Horowitz plays Chopin vol.3
  7. Italian Violin Sonatas; Fabio Biondi/Europa Galante
  8. J.S. Bach: Sonatas for Flute and Fortepiano, Partita for Solo Flute
  9. James Galway & Kazuhito Yamashita - Italian Serenade - works for Flute and Guitar by Giuliani, Cimarosa, Paganini, Rossini & Bazzini
  10. Lammas Ladymass - 13th and 14th Century English Chant and Polyphony

Music Review

music review

Music Review

Live! Live! Live [Import]

Lebendige Vergangenheit: Joseph Rogatchewsky

Journey Through Seasons

Home Again

Maria [Import]

Mysterious Echoes from the River of Light

Maxximum [Limited Edition] [Import]

Mutineer

Make You Happy [Import]

Monteverdi: Ottavo Libro de' Madrigali, Vol.1

Potenza

Latin Music: 15 Grandes Exitos

Juntos

Banner of St George

The Bill Holman Band Live