Erwin Schulhoff: Streichquartette – World Premiere Recording (CD, Album)

UPC: 4006408104636

Overview

This landmark release presents the world‑premiere recordings of Erwin Schulhoff’s two full string quartets and his evocative Five Pieces for String Quartet, performed by the Petersen Quartett. Recorded digitally in 1993 for ZDF/DS‑Kultur & Capriccio, these 1920s chamber works blend avant‑garde energy, Czech folk influences, and jazz‑inspired rhythms, offering a rare glimpse into Schulhoff’s rich yet tragically curtailed compositional voice. Total duration: approximately 46 minutes.

Überblick (German Translation)

Diese bedeutende Erstaufnahme präsentiert Erwin Schulhoffs zwei vollständige Streichquartette und seine eindrucksvollen Fünf Stücke für Streichquartett, interpretiert vom Petersen Quartett. 1993 digital für ZDF/DS‑Kultur & Capriccio aufgenommen, vereinen diese Kammerwerke der 1920er-Jahre avantgardistische Impulse, tschechische Volksmusik und jazzige Rhythmen und gewähren seltenen Einblick in Schulhoffs facettenreiche, tragisch verkürzte Schaffenszeit. Gesamtlänge: ca. 46 Minuten.

Product Features

• Format & Packaging: CD, Album; Jewel case
• Label & Catalog: Capriccio – 10 463
• Release Date: 1993
• Country: Germany
• Genre: Classical / 20th‑Century Chamber Music
• Recording: ZDF/DS‑Kultur & Capriccio, digital stereo (DDD [46:41])
• Total Duration: Approx. 46 minutes 41 seconds
• World Premiere: First available commercial recordings

Track Listing

String Quartet No. 1 (1924)

1. Presto con fuoco – 2:19
2. Allegretto con moto e con malinconia grottesca – 4:16
3. Allegro giocoso alla Slovacca – 2:57
4. Andante molto sostenuto – 6:21

String Quartet No. 2 (1925)

1. Allegro agitato – 3:23
2. Tema con variazioni. Moderato – 6:00
3. Allegro gajo – 2:40
4. Finale. Andante quasi introduzione – 5:59

Five Pieces for String Quartet (1923)

1. Alla Valse viennese (Allegro) – 1:46
2. Alla Serenata (Allegretto con moto) – 2:46
3. Alla Czeca (Molto Allegro) – 1:33
4. Alla Tango (Andante) – 3:35
5. Alla Tarantella (Prestissimo con fuoco) – 2:38

Publishers and Artists

• Label & Publisher: Capriccio (Delta Music GmbH, Frechen, Germany)
• Producer: Gisela Koch
• Recording Supervisor: Günter Georgi
• Engineer: Claus Seyfarth
• Liner Notes: Josef Bek
• Photography: Herbert Schulze

• Ensemble: Petersen Quartett

  • Violin I: Conrad Muck
  • Violin II: Gernot Süßmuth
  • Viola: Friedemann Weigle
  • Violoncello: Hans‑Jakob Eschenburg

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