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The fruitful partnership between the Alpha label, the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel and the Palazzetto Bru Zane continues with this set of chamber music by Anton Reicha, performed by the musicians of the Chapel, young talents of an exceptionally high standard, ready and willing to take up the challenge of this music.
A key figure of the early nineteenth century, this Czech composer who became a naturalised French citizen did not leave his contemporaries indifferent. Both his music and his theoretical writings set zealous partisans against fierce detractors.
This 3 album set, assembling pieces from different genres and periods, gives an insight into the richness of the composer’s extremely prolific output of chamber music: it illustrates the diversity of the instrumental genres he tackled (sonatas, fugues, études and variations for piano; piano trio, string quartet, string quintet) and a compositional art characterised by perfect mastery – as one would expect from someone trained by Haydn in Vienna between 1802 and 1808 – and by the greatest originality.
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Reviews
“…Together, the performers on this disc are the “Solistes de la Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth” in Belgium. These are young musicians, and they play with spirit and affection, and excellent teamwork… Hearing this music, one can understand why Reicha was held in such high esteem during his lifetime. This generous collection makes an excellent case for giving his music a second listen.”
Mark Novak – Fanfare – May/June 2018
***** (Exceptional Album)
Marc Vignal - Classica magazine (France) - February 2018
***/**** Good/Excellent Album
Claudio Bolzan - Musica magazine (Italy) - December 2017-January 2018
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