In 2023 the Formosa Quartet, winners of the prestigious Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition, embarked on a new recording project featuring the four string quartets of American composer George Frederick McKay. Renowned for their adventurous programming, the quartet recorded these reflective, playful, and intricate works at the historic Bastyr Chapel in Kenmore, Washington, with GRAMMY award-winning producer David Sabee. This world-premiere recording will be the first commercial release of these string quartets (said to be McKay’s favourite compositional form) and will celebrate the 125th anniversary of his birth. Written between the 1930s and 1950s, McKay’s quartets reflect his distinctive musical language, shaped by influences ranging from Civil War-era folk songs and Native American melodies to avant-garde satire from Seattle’s urban scene.

01. McKay- Quartet No.1 “American Sketches”- Allegro maestoso ed appassionato.
02. McKay- Quartet No.1 “American Sketches”- Andantino lontano.
03. McKay- Quartet No.1 “American Sketches”- Allegro giocoso.
04. McKay- Quartet No.2 “Appassionato”- Allegro marcato.
05. McKay- Quartet No.2 “Appassionato”- Moderato espressivo.
06. McKay- Quartet No.2 “Appassionato”- Allegro energico.
07. McKay- Quartet No.3 “Poem of Life and Death”- Moderato poetico.
08. McKay- Quartet No.3 “Poem of Life and Death”- Allegretto grazioso.
09. McKay- Quartet No.3 “Poem of Life and Death”- Adagio espressivo.
10. McKay- Quartet No.3 “Poem of Life and Death”- Allegro vigoroso.
11. McKay- Quartet No.4 “Misteri Del Balboa”- Energico molto e marcato.
12. McKay- Quartet No.4 “Misteri Del Balboa”- Andantino lontano e mistico.
13. McKay- Quartet No.4 “Misteri Del Balboa”- Allegro, scherzoso, molto vigoroso.
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商城正版 高端厂牌 数字专辑
原生高解析数字专辑
信息量可达CD的6.5至512倍。
*384kHz及22.6MHz的高解析音频对设备要求较高
*其中45.2MHz的音频 单曲 可达3g，对存储介质也有较高需求
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