Sir John Blackwood McEwen (1868-1948)


premiere recordings

Quartet No. 16 'Quartette provençale' (1936) 20:18
in G major - in G-Dur - en sol majeur
1 I Summer Morning. La place du Bon Roi. Moderato capriccioso 6:32
2 II Summer Evening. Le Col de 'Ange. Adagio 7:01
3 III Le Mistral. Molto vivace, marcato - Tranquillo - Tempo - Meno mosso 6:45

Quartet for Strings No. 7 'Threnody' (1916) 16:22
in E flat major - in Es-Dur - en mi bémol majeur
4 Lento - 5:40
5 - 2:17
6 Allegro molto - 4:01
7 Poco meno mosso - Lento 4:24

Quartet No. 4 (1905) 21:11
in C minor - in c-Moll - en ut mineur
8 I Allegro ma non troppo - Più lento 8:46
9 II Vivace 3:57
10 III Andante espressivo - 3:54
11 IV Larghetto - 4:34

12 'Fantasia' for String Quartet, No. 17 (1947) 10:45
in C sharp minor - in cis-Moll - en ut dièse mineur
Andante quasi adagio -
68:49
Chilingirian Quartet
Recorded in:
Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Suffolk
19 & 20 February and 9 & 10 Novemer 2001 (No. 4)
Producer(s)
Rachel Smith
Sound Engineer(s)
Jonathan Cooper
Michael Common (Assistant)
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit / 96K