Kitgut Quartet: ‘Tis Too Late to Be Wise: String Quartets

Description

Liberty, enthusiasm and sharing: that might well be the motto of the Kitgut Quartet (named for the ‘kitgut’ or catgut strings it uses), which brings together four outstanding soloists, all of them members of the leading period-instrument European ensembles. This recording, devoted to Haydn and England (Purcell, Locke, Blow), explores the origins of the string quartet via a number of carefully chosen gems. A journey through time with plenty of surprises in store.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Fantasia in G Major, Z742 (Henry Purcell) – Kitgut Quartet
2. Curtain Tune On a Ground (Henry Purcell) – Kitgut Quartet
3. Curtain Tune (Matthew Locke) – Kitgut Quartet
4. I. Fantazie (Matthew Locke) – Kitgut Quartet
5. II. Courante (Matthew Locke) – Kitgut Quartet
6. III. Ayre (Matthew Locke) – Kitgut Quartet
7. IV. Saraband (Matthew Locke) – Kitgut Quartet
8. I. Adagio (Joseph Haydn) – Kitgut Quartet
9. II. Adagio Cantabile (Joseph Haydn) – Kitgut Quartet
10. III. Menuetto. Allegro – Trio (Joseph Haydn) – Kitgut Quartet
11. IV. Finale. Allegretto (Joseph Haydn) – Kitgut Quartet
12. Fantasia in B-flat Major, Z736 (Henry Purcell) – Kitgut Quartet
13. Fairest Isle (Henry Purcell) – Kitgut Quartet
14. II. Courante (Matthew Locke) – Kitgut Quartet
15. III. Ayre (Matthew Locke) – Kitgut Quartet
16. Hornpipe (Henry Purcell) – Kitgut Quartet
17. Pavan in G Minor, Z752 (Henry Purcell) – Kitgut Quartet
18. Chacony, Z730 (Henry Purcell) – Kitgut Quartet
19. Act Tune (John Blow) – Kitgut Quartet