- Heath Quartet
- Oliver Heath violin
- Cerys Jones violin
- Gary Pomeroy viola
- Christopher Murray cello
Sir Michael Tippett’s complete String Quartets are given fresh perspectives by the vibrant and adventurous Heath Quartet. The first ensemble in 10 years to receive the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Young Artist Award, the Heaths bring irresistible energy to these works.
From Quartet No. 1, premièred in what was the first professional performance of the composer’s music, and Quartet No. 3, written during the Second World War whilst Tippett, a committed pacifist, faced a prison sentence, to his landmark fifth and final quartet, Tippett’s stirring and powerfully individual writing is recorded in the intimate acoustic of Wigmore Hall.
Track Listing
Michael Tippett (1905-1998)
String Quartet No. 1
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01. I. Allegro
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02. II. Lento cantabile
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03. III. Allegro assai
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Buy tracks 1 - 3 as a group
String Quartet No. 2
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04. I. Allegro grazioso
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05. II. Andante
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06. III. Presto
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07. IV. Allegro appassionato
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Buy tracks 4 - 7 as a group
String Quartet No. 3
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08. I. Grave e sostenuto - Allegro moderato
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09. II. Andante
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10. III. Allegro molto e con brio
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11. IV. Lento
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12. V. Allegro comodo
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Buy tracks 8 - 12 as a group
String Quartet No. 4
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01. I. Molto legato
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02. II. Fast
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03. III. Moderately slow
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04. IV. Very fast
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Buy tracks 1 - 4 as a group
String Quartet No. 5
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05. I. Medium fast - very fast
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06. II. Slow - medium fast
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Buy tracks 5 - 6 as a group