Album
Mellits: String Quartets Nos. 3, 4 & 5
2017Classical · Music · Chamber Music
Three thoroughly unique American quartets premiered.
Tracks
- 1String Quartet No. 3 "Tapas": I. OneQuatuor Debussy1:43
- 2String Quartet No. 3 "Tapas": II. TwoQuatuor Debussy1:07
- 3String Quartet No. 3 "Tapas": III. ThreeQuatuor Debussy1:04
- 4String Quartet No. 3 "Tapas": IV. FourQuatuor Debussy1:26
- 5String Quartet No. 3 "Tapas": V. FiveQuatuor Debussy4:25
- 6String Quartet No. 3 "Tapas": VI. SixQuatuor Debussy1:35
- 7String Quartet No. 3 "Tapas": VII. SevenQuatuor Debussy2:03
- 8String Quartet No. 3 "Tapas": VIII. EightQuatuor Debussy2:09
- 9String Quartet No. 4 "Prometheus": I. Lento, tranquillamenteQuatuor Debussy1:37
- 10String Quartet No. 4 "Prometheus": II. ModeratoQuatuor Debussy6:26
- 11String Quartet No. 4 "Prometheus": III. Allegro e agressivoQuatuor Debussy2:06
- 12String Quartet No. 4 "Prometheus": IV. AdagioQuatuor Debussy5:32
- 132:50
- 143:36
- 152:19
- 16String Quartet No. 5 "Waníyetu": I. Clear Winter1Quatuor Debussy2:49
- 172:35
- 181:54
- 19String Quartet No. 5 "Waníyetu": IV. PlayfulQuatuor Debussy1:58
- 20String Quartet No. 5 "Waníyetu": V. SmoothQuatuor Debussy2:53
- 211:05
- 22String Quartet No. 5 "Waníyetu": VII. AggressiveQuatuor Debussy1:27
About this album
Quatuor Debussy triumphs again, this time premiering three quartets by contemporary composer Marc Mellits. They roar through his aggressive rhythms with ease and awe, keeping the spotlight on these works’ effervescent, mercurial harmonies and allusive moods. Poignant and challenging, this music rewards those who abandon themselves to it.