℗ 2023 LAWO Classics
| Released | January 27, 2023 |
| Duration | 1h 13m 44s |
| Record Label | Lawo Classics |
| Catalogue No. | LWC1253 |
| Genre | Classical |
Johan Kvandal: Complete String Quartets
Engegård Quartet
Available in 192 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Fugue for String Quartet (1946)
Johan Kvandal; Engegård Quartet |
3:02 | |||
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String Quartet No. 1, Op. 11
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1.2
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I. Allegro
Johan Kvandal; Engegård Quartet |
4:52 | |||
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1.3
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II. Andante
Johan Kvandal; Engegård Quartet |
8:13 | |||
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1.4
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III. Allegretto un poco animato
Johan Kvandal; Engegård Quartet |
4:26 | |||
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1.5
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IV. Allegro
Johan Kvandal; Engegård Quartet |
6:20 | |||
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String Quartet No. 2, Op. 27
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1.6
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I. Prolog
Johan Kvandal; Engegård Quartet |
4:26 | |||
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1.7
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II. Lo stesso tempo
Johan Kvandal; Engegård Quartet |
4:53 | |||
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1.8
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III. Adagio – Allegro vivace
Johan Kvandal; Engegård Quartet |
4:54 | |||
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1.9
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IV. Epilog
Johan Kvandal; Engegård Quartet |
3:12 | |||
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Two Norwegian Dances, Op. 44
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1.10
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I. Halling
Johan Kvandal; Engegård Quartet |
3:46 | |||
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1.11
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II. Springdans
Johan Kvandal; Engegård Quartet |
2:45 | |||
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String Quartet No. 3, Op. 60
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1.12
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I. Andante sostenuto
Johan Kvandal; Engegård Quartet |
6:47 | |||
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1.13
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II. Adagio
Johan Kvandal; Engegård Quartet |
8:20 | |||
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1.14
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III. Scherzo
Johan Kvandal; Engegård Quartet |
3:02 | |||
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1.15
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IV. Andante sostenuto – Allegro vivace
Johan Kvandal; Engegård Quartet |
4:46 | |||
On this release, soprano Isa Katharina Gericke and Joachim Knoph perform some of the more central pieces from Norwegian composer Johan Kvandal's (1919–1999) music for voice and piano. Kvandal was a heavyweight of the Norwegian music scene and his music has proven to reach more and more new listeners. He was often inspired by Norwegian folk music, and employed a strong tonal principle in his compositions – in what he later referred to as "modern tonality".
This album represents a cross section of the aesthetic choices he made. Kvandal's musical journey is not altogether dissimilar to other contemporary Norwegian composers such as Tveitt and Egge, all in the wake of the monumental influence of Edvard Grieg. The challenge was to acquire the requisite technical craft, determine its place within musical tradition, and at the same time find his own voice.
192 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Lawo Classics Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.36 -5.64 to -1.01 | -22.68 -25.59 to -20.45 | -19.33 -22.00 to -17.10 | 13 12 to 14 | |
| 1 | Fugue for String Quartet (1946) | -2.76 | -23.22 | -20.0 | 12 |
| 2 | I. Allegro | -2.34 | -21.56 | -18.6 | 13 |
| 3 | II. Andante | -1.89 | -22.99 | -19.3 | 13 |
| 4 | III. Allegretto un poco animato | -3.31 | -22.24 | -19.1 | 12 |
| 5 | IV. Allegro | -1.90 | -22.20 | -18.9 | 14 |
| 6 | I. Prolog | -3.47 | -24.91 | -21.1 | 13 |
| 7 | II. Lo stesso tempo | -1.04 | -21.94 | -18.2 | 12 |
| 8 | III. Adagio – Allegro vivace | -1.01 | -21.94 | -18.2 | 14 |
| 9 | IV. Epilog | -5.64 | -25.59 | -22.0 | 13 |
| 10 | I. Halling | -1.01 | -20.45 | -17.1 | 13 |
| 11 | II. Springdans | -1.51 | -21.08 | -17.8 | 12 |
| 12 | I. Andante sostenuto | -1.01 | -21.11 | -17.8 | 12 |
| 13 | II. Adagio | -2.40 | -24.81 | -21.7 | 13 |
| 14 | III. Scherzo | -3.99 | -23.99 | -21.0 | 13 |
| 15 | IV. Andante sostenuto – Allegro vivace | -2.07 | -22.23 | -19.1 | 12 |