| Naxos | Living in a church tower, 193 steps above street level, was a good enough reason for the young Bohuslav Martinu to spend his evenings practising the violin. It was later to bring him a living as a member of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, though composition was his objective in life. He was to create a vast catalogue of music, and while many of his early scores were derivative, he later developed an intensely personal style. The quite remarkable Tri jezdci (The Three Riders), written by the 12-year-old Martino, was to herald one of the outstanding string quartet composers of the 20th century. With seven numbered quartets - the scores of three earlier ones having been lost - the string quartet became one of his favourite forms of composition. The First Quartet, composed while Martinu was strongly influenced by the music of Ravel and Debussy, had yet to develop those very unique harmonies and tonal colours we find in the Second Quartet. |
| Disc No: 8.553782 | |
| Price: Sek. 74 | |
| Name: Martinu String Quartets Vol.1 | |
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| Order |
| Composer | Opus | Music | Key | Performer |
| Martinu, Bohuslav | String Quartet No.1 | Martinu Quartet | ||
| Martinu, Bohuslav | String Quartet No.2 | |||
| Martinu, Bohuslav | Tri jezdci (The Three Riders) |