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- Composer: Egon Joseph Wellesz (21 October 1885 -- 9 November 1974)
- Performers: Artis Quartett Wien
- Year of recording: 2008
String Quartet No. 4 (Streichquartett No. 4) Op. 28, written in 1920.
00:00 - I. Sehr gehalten
03:33 - II. Mäßig bewegt
05:41 - III. Sehr langsam
08:46 - IV. Allmählich in ein rasches Zeitmaß übergehen
13:06 - V. Getragen
Wellesz' concise, moody Quartet No. 4 (1920) was first performed by the Kolisch Quartet in 1922, and proved an immediate hit. Superficially, it's rather like some of the slower parts of Berg's Lyric Suite meets the black and white music of Bernard Herrmann's soundtrack music for Psycho, except that neither of these works had been written yet. In retrospect, Wellesz's Quartet No. 4 isn't as effective as the Berg, however it stands as compelling in its own right; there is a serious, but calm and authoritative sense of resolve that keeps it on track and stylistically distinct.
The work is dedicated: "Herrn DUDOK van HEEL freundschaftlich zugeeignet."
- Composer: Egon Joseph Wellesz (21 October 1885 -- 9 November 1974)
- Performers: Artis Quartett Wien
- Year of recording: 2008
String Quartet No. 4 (Streichquartett No. 4) Op. 28, written in 1920.
00:00 - I. Sehr gehalten
03:33 - II. Mäßig bewegt
05:41 - III. Sehr langsam
08:46 - IV. Allmählich in ein rasches Zeitmaß übergehen
13:06 - V. Getragen
Wellesz' concise, moody Quartet No. 4 (1920) was first performed by the Kolisch Quartet in 1922, and proved an immediate hit. Superficially, it's rather like some of the slower parts of Berg's Lyric Suite meets the black and white music of Bernard Herrmann's soundtrack music for Psycho, except that neither of these works had been written yet. In retrospect, Wellesz's Quartet No. 4 isn't as effective as the Berg, however it stands as compelling in its own right; there is a serious, but calm and authoritative sense of resolve that keeps it on track and stylistically distinct.
The work is dedicated: "Herrn DUDOK van HEEL freundschaftlich zugeeignet."
