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Alexandre Tansman: Complete Music for String Quartet
Alexandre Tansman, The Silesian String Quartet
Alexandre Tansman: Complete Music for String Quartet
Genre: Classical
 
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CD Details

All Artists: Alexandre Tansman, The Silesian String Quartet
Title: Alexandre Tansman: Complete Music for String Quartet
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Et'Cetera
Original Release Date: 3/22/2004
Release Date: 3/22/2004
Album Type: Box set
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 750582130120

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CD Reviews

Rich Harmonies Meet Fine Melodies
04/23/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I've read that Tansman is considered something of an also-ran among his peers (Stravinsky and Ravel). While these quartets perhaps don't quite meet the first-rank of those two composers, it does a disservice to dismiss them merely for not being works of genius. I have enjoyed repeated listenings of them and continue to admire their striking, luminous harmonies (Tansman favors the extended 9ths, 11ths, and 13ths of a chord -- along with augmented 4ths) and clever contrapuntal inventions. But forget the technical babble -- this is richly entertaining music with enchanting aural surprises in every quartet (on the one hand Tansman's style is consistent over the 30 years he wrote these quartets -- but if you love his style, as I do, his "non-growth" is a positive). If you enjoy neo-romantic, neo-classical music (with a strong dash of impressionism) where feeling and technique don't get in the way of a well-arranged memorable melody, than Tansman's quartet series is worth the trouble investigating."