Album
   
Album title
STRING QUARTETS vol. I
Haydn - Solberg - Grieg
Performer
Engegårdkvartetten
Catalogue #
2L-053-SACD
EAN13
7041888513124
ISRC-code
NOMPP0805010-120

Disc 1
Hybrid SACD
MCH 5.1 DSD
Stereo DSD

Release date
July 2008
Recording date
October 2007
Location
Jar Church, Oslo, Norway
Original source
DXD (352.8kHz/24bit)
 
STRING QUARTETS vol. I
Haydn - Solberg - Grieg

The Engegård Quartet made their first appearance at the 2006 Lofoten International Music Festival. Inspired by the midnight sun, their musical landscape ranges from glowing core energy to the gentle lyrical sound of Norwegian nature. Edvard Grieg and Leif Solberg are natural choices for this Scandinavian quartet, complimented by the music of Joseph Haydn reflected in a Nordic atmosphere. The strong musical nerve is emphasized by an intense sound production by Lindberg Lyd.

Arvid Engegård decided at the age of ten, that the string quartet was his ideal medium for making music. Major milestones in his life include an influential period as concertmaster of Camerata Academica in Salzburg, before leading the Orlando Quartet for several years. Atle Sponberg will be recognised by many from the finals of the European Broadcasting Union competition in 1982. As concertmaster of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Atle is a main figure in Norwegian musical life. He also directs projects with Scandinavian ensembles including the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and Trondheim Soloists. A prizewinner of the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition, Juliet Jopling has appeared as soloist with orchestras including The Philharmonia, London. Juliet has been a member of a quartet nearly all of her life, starting in childhood with her family quartet. Jan Erik Gustafsson ("Gusse") won third prize in the European Broadcasting Union in 1986, second prize in the Leonard Rose Competition and won the US Young Concert Artists agency prize in 1994. He has appeared as soloist with numerous orchestras including the Berlin Radio Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Stockholm Radio Orchestra, St. Petersburg Philharmonic and Washington National Orchestra.  Gustafsson played with the New Helsinki String Quartet for thirteen years. The great quartets of Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert and Bartók are the backbone of the Engegård Quartet's repertoire.

iTunes

All-digital-services PAGE


NEWSLETTERS: Release sheet, July 2008
 
Navigation Back Forward www.2L.no
REVIEWS

NORWEGIAN INTERNATIONAL
   
VG
Dagbladet
Vårt Land
Klassisk
Bergens Tidende
Aftenposten
Aftenposten Årets Beste
Harstad Tidende
Smaalenene
GD
Kulturspeilet
Telemarksavisa
Østlendingen
Oppland Arbeiderblad
Hamar Arbeiderblad
Estetik
Stavanger Aftenblad
Dagsavisen
Dagsavisen Årets Beste
Fidelity
The Strad
Classic FM
SA-CD.net

Klassisk
Audiophile Audition
IMAGE HiFi
al-digital
Int. Record Review
6Moons


 


related releases

String Quartets vol II

String Quartets vol III

String Quartets vol IV

Worldwide delivery at shop.2L.no



 
ARTWORK These images can be used in editorial context to the products they are related to, with appropriate credit of artwork and photographer.
e-book 2L53SACD Engegårdkvartetten2L53SACD Engegårdkvartetten 2L53SACD Engegårdkvartetten 2L53SACD Engegårdkvartetten 2L53SACD Engegårdkvartetten
Artwork Morten Lindberg / Front Cover Photo Trym Bergsmo / Session photos _ / Artist photo Bo Mathisen / Stage Layout _