After over a decade of performances and residencies in the world’s most esteemed venues and festivals, the release of numerous critically acclaimed recordings and lauded with significant awards, the Calidore String Quartet is recognized as one of the world’s foremost interpreters of a vast repertory; from the cycles of quartets by Beethoven and Mendelssohn to works of celebrated contemporary voices like Grygory Kurtag, Jörg Widmann and Caroline Shaw.
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
SCHUBERT: String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956
with Arnold Choi, cello
HAYDN: String Quartet op.33 no. 2 “Joke”
SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Quintet
with Orion Weiss, piano
HAYDN: String Quartet in D Major, Op. 76. No. 5, “Largo”
SHOSTAKOVICH : String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet, No. 14 in C- Sharp minor, Op.131
American Tapestry on Signum Classics features music by composers Samuel Barber, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Wynton Marsalis and the world premiere recording of John Williams’ With Malice Toward None from “Lincoln” as arranged by the composer for the Calidore. The program of American music tells a story of “human interconnectedness that resonates beyond any national borders.”
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The release rounds out the ensemble's award-winning cycle of Beethoven's string quartets
The quartet's shared musical evolution has continued even during the process of assembling the recording cycle, according to Myers. "Since recording and performing the cycle at Lincoln Center, our perspective has shifted; we’ve grown not only as musicians but as people.
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