NI 5646
Total Playing Time 70.15
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Karl Weigl, String Quartets No.1 Op.20 , No.5 Op.31

Artis Quartett Wien

The Viennese composer Karl Weigl, pupil of Zemlinsky, lifelong friend of Schonberg and associate of Mahler has remained a footnote in the annals of twentieth century music - until now. These two string quartets reveal a composer in tune with his times and at ease with his past. The first quartet is a revelation with the shadow of Mahler very much to the fore.

"The Artis Quartett are powerful advocates for this music. The playing is of a very high standard throughout and there are moments in the Adagio of the First Quartet which reach the sublime. Very strongly recommended."

David Trendell, International Record Review, June

















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