The juilliard string quartets complete spring semester tour schedule can be found here. Find juilliard string quartet credit information on allmusic. As i learn more about the music, i believe that the string quartet is the perfect instrument to realize its grandeur. This work consists of 14 fugues and 4 canons, each using some variation of a.
A special celebration of the juilliard string quartet s 40th anniversary as quartet inresidence at the library is a major focus of the next 12 months of programming by concerts from the library of congress, beginning dec. Bach juilliard string quartet the art of the fugue at discogs. This changes the sound palette of the work and the higher key transposition gives the work to my ears anyway an air of levity that i dont want in. Library of congress marks 40th anniversary of juilliard. Johann sebastian bach, juilliard string quartet, robert mann, joel. Classical music performed by juilliard string quartet on. Collection eightyfour torrent content file list 01a. Im very partial to the art of the fugue recording by the amsterdam loeki stardust quartet on four recorders. The status of live concerts are being updated as often as possible. This is contrapunctus 1 arranged for string quartet. The quartet shows us every kind of human or cosmic drama, from an intimate dialogue up to cinemascope battle scenes, from. For the groups first pcms program with new cellist astrid schween, a pair of wellknown quartets bookend a new work by mario davidovsky, echoing the credo of the quartets founders. Juilliard quartet at the library of congress ionarts.
Fuge is female, and in this context its a dative, with inclusion of the article. The juilliard quartet got hold of an oversized viola with. Albums include the six string quartets, the four string quartets. Welcome to the official website of the juilliard string quartet.
With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow. Collected works of bach, mozart and many other world composers. The art of the fugue was composed in the last decade of bachs life, between 1740 and 1750. Juilliard string quartet seminar at the juilliard school. Bach contrapunctus 1 from art of fugue sheet music for.
Juilliard string quartet performs bach art of fugue. Robert mann 19461999, joel smirnoff 19972009, nick eanet 20092011, joseph lin since 2011. More discographic information about most of these can be found at the bach cantatas website. The radio story features contrapunctus 9 from the emerson string quartet s recording of the art of. To those for whom serious music really mattered, and it seemed that there were many, there was a touch of the sacred about their appearances. Written in the last decade of his life, the art of fugue is the culmination of bachs experimentation with monothematic instrumental works. The original members were violinists robert mann and robert koff, violist raphael hillyer and cellist arthur winograd. Bach juilliard string quartet the art of the fugue. Nov 26, 20 im very partial to the art of the fugue recording by the amsterdam loeki stardust quartet on four recorders.
Music profile for juilliard string quartet, formed 1946. A special celebration of the juilliard string quartet s 40th anniversary as quartet inresidence at the library is a major focus of programming in 2003 by concerts from the library of congress. Fifty pieces of classical music collection eightyfour. It works far better for me than the version for string quartet by the juilliard string quartet even when similar combinations of instruments are at work. Us string quartet ensemble founded in 1946 by robert mann 4 at the juilliard school in new york. Another venerable contender is the juilliard string quartet on sony classics from 1992, which offers a warmer, vibratorich sound, and tempi which to my ears just sound unbearably slow and flaccid. The quintessential american string quartet the boston globe. It is hard to communicate the feeling of excitement that surrounded a concert or concert series by the juilliard string quartet in the 1960s, when most of these performances were recorded. Really soothing, contemplative, somber, classical music. My guess is, that bach deliberately included the article with a significant meaning. Each year the juilliard school hosts a weeklong seminar to foster the artistic growth of preformed, preprofessional string quartets. But overall, the quality of the sound one hears is superb for a 1974 recording. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Library of congress marks 40th anniversary of juilliard string.
Juilliard string quartet performs bach art of fugue, contrapuncti 1 4. Juilliard string quartet album discography allmusic. The worldrenowned juilliard string quartet will grace us with a wide variety of chamber music, from bachs art of the fugue to alban bergs haunting lyric suite to beethovens classic op. Juilliard string quartet performs bach art of fugue, contrapuncti 1. Famously and enigmatically, bach never completed the work, and alain respects this by breaking off the final fugue. Written in the last decade of his life,the art of fugue is the culmination of bachs experimentation with monothematic instrumental works. Apr 30, 2017 with four grammy awards and membership in the hall of fame of the national academy of recording arts and sciences, the juilliard quartet has been the gold standard of string quartet playing for seven decades. Ludwig van beethoven, juilliard string quartet beethoven. Concert schedule, biographies, music, video, gallery, contact, and more.
Vor deinen thron tret ich hiermit johann sebastian bach. The printing version supervised by bachs son has another order as a surviving manuscript the position of the canons changes. The official rym chart update discussion thread charts updated weekly im an alien just getting into earth music and. When an ensemble as brilliant as the juilliard string quartet tackles them, one is in for a treat.
Juilliard quartet philadelphia chamber music society. The art of fugue prepared by robert simpson, and the keller bach. Live performance on october 29, 20 at soka university, aliso viejo, ca. These are real recordings made through mechanical pianolas.
Relax, piano, opera albums for listen and download. Rachmaninov, godowsky, rubinstein, paderewsky, horowitz, cortot, wittgenstein, levitski, hofmann, moiseiwitsch, backhaus, joplin, rollmorton are some of the names. Dec 14, 20 juilliard string quartet performs bach art of fugue, contrapuncti 1 4. Another venerable contender is the juilliard string quartet on sony classics from 1992, which offers a warmer, vibratorich sound, and tempi which to my ears just. The juilliard quartet was born out of a need for committed performances of modern music and for a revitalized approach to standard string quartets. Find juilliard string quartet discography, albums and singles on allmusic. A duo for piano and violin from 1974 rounds the picture.
Rate your music is an online community of people who love music. The art of fugue classical music wiki fandom powered. When he died three years later on july 28, 1750, the work was left unfinished. It is difficult to write about the things you love most. The juilliard string quartet is a classical music string quartet founded. A special celebration of the juilliard string quartets 40th anniversary as.
Each one of the quartets deals with a different assignment. The juilliard string quartet was founded in 1946 as the schools resident quartet by juilliard president william schuman and the founding first violinist, robert mann, who died in january. Plus, there is more on the quartet s youtube channel here the status of live concerts are being updated as often as possible. Bachs art of fugue the classical music guide forums. The art of the fugue sony classics 45937 1992 keller quartet. The juilliard string quartet is a classical music string quartet founded in 1946 at the juilliard school in new york by william schuman.
As a body of work, they reveal consistency and an individual style. In a backstage conversation, the juilliard s cellist, joel krosnick, suggested that new century explore the art of fugue, feeling it might be a good match for the sonority of a saxophone quartet. Bachs great masterpiece, the art of fugue, was incomplete when the composer died in 1750, and he left no indications whatsoever for its instrumentation. The art of fugue channel classics hol 12698 1999 saxophone berliner saxophon quartett. In lieu of live concerts at this time, listen to juilliard string quartet s wqxr instudio performance last year including the first movement of beethovens string quartet no.
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