Quatuors à cordes Volume 2

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“It doesn’t take long to be captivated by Emilie Mayer’s energetic and distinctive music. The same goes for the Constanze Quartet’s performance, which does full justice to the music. We can look forward to [...] Vol. 2,” remarked a well-known blogger after discovering three string quartets by the Mecklenburg composer (CD cpo 555 600-2). This man is in good company, and he will not be the only one to savor with great pleasure the second installment of the planned complete recordings. Emilie Mayer, celebrated in her lifetime mainly as a symphonist, proves to be a master of classical forms, subtle interplay of musical lines, and delicate harmonies, even in the supreme discipline of chamber music. Many will regret that only seven of her twelve quartets have survived – just enough to fill a third CD in the near future.