For the Record, Op. 175: Jack Liebeck; Parker Quartet with Kim Kashkashian; Dudok Quartet Amsterdam

October 22, 2021, 5:44 PM · Welcome to "For the Record," Violinist.com's weekly roundup of new releases of recordings by violinists, violists, cellists and other classical musicians. We hope it helps you keep track of your favorite artists, as well as find some new ones to add to your listening!

Violinist Jack Liebeck.

Ysaÿe Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27, Poème Elégiaque
Jack Liebeck, violin
Daniel Grimwood, piano

“I always knew I would have to climb this mountain, and during the enforced solitude of the last 18 months it became clear that the time was right.” Violinist Jack Liebeck brings us Ysaÿe’s Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, as well as the lesser-known "Poème elégiaque in D minor for violin and piano," which Ysaÿe dedicated to the French composer Gabriel Fauré. Violin professor at London's Royal Academy of Music, Liebeck also has recorded the Brahms and Schoenberg Violin Concertos in 2020. Liebeck plays the 1785 "Ex-Wilhelmj" J.B. Guadagnini violin. BELOW: Trailer for the album.

Kurtag: Six Moments Musicaux/Dvorak: String Quintet Op. 97
Parker Quartet with Kim Kashkashian
Daniel Chong: violin
Ken Hamao: violin
Jessica Bodner: viola
Kee-Hyun Kim violoncello
Kim Kashkashian: viola

The Boston-based Parker Quartet, hailed by the Washington Post for “exceptional virtuosity and imaginative interpretation,” play music of György Kurtág and are joined by violist Kim Kashkashian, one of the quartet’s early mentors, to play Dvorák. In this powerful programme of contrasts, Dvorák’s outgoing String Quintet No. 3, composed in America in 1893, is framed by two of Kurtág’s concentrated, meticulously-shaped works – the Six Moments musicaux (2005) and the Officium breve in memoriam Andreae Szervánszky (1988/89). BELOW: Parker Quartet performs Dvorák's String Quintet, Op. 97 with violist Kim Kashkashian:

Brahms: The String Quartets, String Quintet No. 2
Dudok Quartet Amsterdam

The Dudok Quartet Amsterdam is forging a reputation as one of the most creative and versatile quartets of its generation. The Guardian commented on their "lithe, lively sound and alert sense of structure and detail." The quartet play with unwound gut strings and a set of bespoke classical bows. This recording, their first for Rubicon, features the three Brahms String Quartets. They are joined by Finnish violist Lilli Maijala for the composer's String Quintet No.2. BELOW: Making of - quartet members talk about recording Brahms' quartets - on gut strings!:

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Richard Pairaudeau

October 23, 2021 at 08:28 AM · I misread this as 'Kim Kardashian': I was immediately fascinated. What might she contribute to a string quartet?

Love Dvorak's chamber music!

Laurie Niles

October 23, 2021 at 09:41 PM · When Kim Kashkashian won her Grammy in 2012 for a recording of Kurtág and Ligeti, the entire Internet was extremely confused for a while!

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For the Record, Op. 175: Jack Liebeck; Parker Quartet with Kim Kashkashian; Dudok Quartet Amsterdam

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