Hausmusik London - Luigi Cherubini: Complete String Quartets (2003)

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Date: Sept. 29, 2024

Hausmusik London - Luigi Cherubini: Complete String Quartets (2003)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 777 Mb | Total time: 181:48 min | Scans included
Classical | Label: CPO | # 999 949-2 | Recorded: 1996-1998

Luigi Cherubini has earned a little place in posterity thanks to his Requiem Mass in D minor, written for his own funeral, and above all to his opera Medea, whose revival was one of the highlights of Maria Callas’ career. This strange, unclassifiable composer, not completely classical and only reluctantly romantic, late in life wrote six string quartets, of which Hausmusik London performs the first and last, on period instruments. The former (1814) pays an expected tribute to opera, the first violin frequently showing off in the foreground as a kind of instrumental prima donna. Of the four movements, the Scherzo is by far the most successful: its Spanish colors and rhythms display astonishing invention and originality. The Quartet in A minor (1837) deserves better recognition. While still borrowing a few elements from lyrical conventions, the writing has more depth and substance, each instrument contributing equally to the overall expression. Here again, the robust and earthy Scherzo is a winner, along with a finale full of surprises and unbridled virtuosity. Led alternatively by Monica Huggett and Pavlo Beznosiuk, Hausmusik London finds the right balance between classical temperance and pre-romantic outbursts. The pleasant and precise recording helps this second rehabilitation of Cherubini’s string quartets (the other being that of Quartetto David on BIS) to come to life in ideal conditions.
–ClassicsToday

Luigi Cherubini’s String Quartet No. 2 (1829) actually was a new version of his 1815 Symphony in D which, after its unsuccessful premiere, remained unplayed throughout the 19th century. Its symphonic origin is evident in the dramatic nature of the music–Mendelssohnian in its rich melodic and harmonic character–and in its optimistic athleticism. The slow movement, the emotional core of the work, is freer in form than the rest, and luxuriates in beautiful themes. The 1835 String Quartet No. 5 is certainly more of a chamber music composition in that it possesses greater technical rigor reflecting a Beethoven-like ingenuity. This is particularly evident in the tremolo shadings of the scherzo’s trio. Hausmusik’s richness of tone belies its use of “period” instruments, and the players spare no effort in realizing these wonderful scores, convincing us that Cherubini’s quartets can hold their own in the exalted company of Haydn’s, Mozart’s, and Beethoven’s. CPO’s recording presents the group in a warm and detailed acoustic.
–Victor Carr Jr

This is the third and final disc of Cherubini’s String Quartets from Hausmusik London on CPO. Included are the first quartets Cherubini wrote when at the age of 74 he turned to chamber music after a long career of writing large-scale vocal works. His complete mastery of counterpoint and his keen sense of drama are evident everywhere in these lively, highly polished performances. Monica Huggett is a terrific leader in the Quartet No. 3, and she has plenty of opportunity to shine since the first violin gets the lion’s share of the leading lines. Pavlo Beznosiuk takes the lead role in the Quartet No. 4, and his slightly brighter tone adds another spark to the music. Hausmusik’s ensemble playing is impeccable–every bow stroke is where it should be, every dynamic carefully shaded as if one instrument were playing, and it’s all recorded in a clear, natural-sounding acoustic.
There have been a couple of different attempts at these quartets over the years, but all that seems to be available at the moment are versions by the Quartetto David on BIS. The BIS sound is fuller and a little more detailed than this CPO disc, but Huggett & Co. get more out of the music. In their hands, Cherubini sounds much more like a respectable old master than a curmudgeonly has-been. This is an easy recommendation for anyone who appreciates fine, well-played chamber music.
–David Vernier

Performer:
Hausmusik London

Tracklist:
Luigi Cherubini (1760-1842)
CD1:
String Quartet No. 1 in E flat major
01. Adagio - Allegro agitato
02. Larghetto sans lenteur
03. Scherzo: Allegretto moderato
04. Finale: Allegro assai
String Quartet No. 6 in A minor
05. Allegro moderato
06. Andantino grazioso
07. Scherzo: Allegro
08. Finale: Allegro affettuoso
CD2:
String Quartet No. 2 in C major
01. Lent - Allegro
02. Lent
03. Scherzo: Allegro assai
04. Finale: Allegro vivace
String Quartet No. 5 in F major
05. Moderato assai
06. Adagio
07. Scherzo: Allegro non troppo
08. Finale: Allegro vivace
CD3:
String Quartet No. 3 in D minor
01. Allegro comodo
02. Larghetto sostenuto
03. Scherzo: Allegro
04. Finale: Allegro risoluto
String Quartet No. 4 in E major
05. Allegro maestoso
06. Larghetto
07. Scherzo - Andantino con moto
08. Finale: Allegro assai


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