Stenhammar Quartet - String Quartets 1If there is one Swedish composer in the early 20th century who in some way can compare with Sibelius and Nielsen, it is Wilhelm Stenhammar incidentally a personal friend of both these towering figures in Nordic music. And in Stenhammar's production which includes songs, piano music and large scale orchestral works his string quartets form a special chapter. The seven quartets (of which one, in F minor, was withdrawn by the composer soon after it's

Originally released as a 2 LP set by Capitol Records in 1969

he nevertheless racked up nearly forty hits between his debut in 1936 and 1943

with the inexorable dotted rhythms hewn from granite

and primary songwriter

moved to Los Angeles 15 years ago and became an integral part of the music community as a respected artist and producer

their vivid arrangements utilize time and space to build soundscapes that invite the listener into their world

" Drawing inspiration from the early classics of

" Evangelina Mascardi and Maurizio Croci

associated with the wealthiest courts in Christendom

43x Gold-certified

They open with August Bernhard Valentin Herbing's Montan und Lalage

solo or with a group of friends