![]() ![]() Some of the ideas are little more than fragments which, as the symphony develops, will go through a series of transformations, variations, and passing allusions. This leads to a series of thematic motifs, including a brief "motto" theme that returns at various times and in various ways throughout all four movements. The opening Andante, marked with Elgar's favorite direction of "nobilmente" (with the cautionary addition e semplice), is a solemn marching tune in the unusual key of A flat, with something of the ceremonial nature of Elgar's imperial style. Elgar insisted that it had "no program beyond a wide experience of human life.and a massive hope in the future," and should be played "elastically and mystically." The music does, however, provide a glimpse of Elgar's private world of memories, feelings and places, for every note is characteristic of its creator. Expansive in style and large in scale, it is nevertheless a deeply personal and in some ways enigmatic work. ![]() For performance, sound, and inclusiveness, this set is the one to get if you're looking to get only one set of Mozart's quartets.In 1908, its first year of existence, this symphony received more than 100 public performances and was widely hailed as the first great British symphony. The wit, the charm, the poise, the elegance, the balance, the depth, the sheer ravishing beauty of Mozart's string quartet writing have rarely been so fully realized - and then only in stereo sets that include only the 23 standard quartets. But, most importantly, the Hagen's performances are certainly among the finest ever given to the music. For another thing, because the performances were recorded by Deutsche Grammophon in their finest translucent digital sound, this set is the cleanest and clearest available. ![]() For one thing, because the collection includes not only the 23 canonical string quartets but also the three early Divertimenti for string quartet, the five Fugues from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier arranged by Mozart, and the late Adagio and Fugue in C minor, their set really is the complete music for string quartet. Recorded between 19, the Hagen Quartet's recordings of Mozart's complete music for string quartet is clearly the finest set of the works released in the early digital age. ![]()
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