Credits:

Piatti Quartet

Description:

The Piatti String Quartet makes the world's first commercial recording of Boyle's string quartets!Since winning the 2015 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition, the Piatti String Quartet has performed a variety of programming around the world. Vaughan Williams: Lieder" (CDA68378) on the Hyperion label in the 2020/21 season to critical acclaim. This release includes a rare English string quartet, the world's first commercial recording of works by Aina Boyle (1889-1967), "the most prolific and important female composer in Ireland before 1950. She is also known as a Carnegie Award-winning female composer, and for a time took lessons from Vaughan Williams. Also included are a string quartet discovered in the estate of Ernest John Moran (1894-1950), Vaughan Williams' arrangement of a Welsh hymn, and a string version of Iceland's famous "Holy Boy. Tokyo M-Plus

Tracklisting:

1.Household Music Three Preludes on Welsh Hymn Tunes~Crug-y-bar (Fantasia: Andante sostenuto)
2.Household Music Three Preludes on Welsh Hymn Tunes~St Denio (Scherzo: Allegro vivace)
3.Household Music Three Preludes on Welsh Hymn Tunes~Aberystwyth (Variations)
4.String Quartet in E minor~I. Allegro moderato
5.String Quartet in E minor~II. Adagio
6.String Quartet in E minor~III. Allegro molto
7.The Holy Boy
8.String Quartet No. 2 in E flat (Op. posth.)~I. Allegro moderato ma ben animato
9.String Quartet No. 2 in E flat (Op. posth.)~II. Lento - Andante - Vivace - Allegretto - Andante - Allegro - Vivace - Presto