CD BRUCKNER & KLOSE: STRING QUARTETS

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Quatuor Diotima celebrates the bicentennial anniversary of Anton Bruckner with an album featuring his String Quartet in C Minor, Rondo in C Minor, and Theme with Variations in E-Flat Major, alongside the String Quartet in E-Flat Major by his pupil Friedrich Klose. These works, originally composition exercises, reveal the originality and power of Bruckner's later pieces and pay homage to the Viennese quartet tradition. Klose's quartet, sarcastically subtitled "a tribute paid in four installments to my stern German schoolmasters," demonstrates his mastery of musical form and an unprecedented wealth of musical ideas. Recorded in collaboration with the Brucknerhaus Linz, this album is a significant contribution to the Bruckner Year 2024, highlighting his chamber music achievements and compositional legacy.