Richard Flury: Chamber Music, Vol. 2 Colla Parte Quartet

• Richard Flury (1896 - 1967): String Quartet No. 2 in E Minor/Major:
• 1 Flury: String Quartet No. 2 in E Minor/Major: I. Allegro 11:32
• 2 Flury: String Quartet No. 2 in E Minor/Major: II. Andante sostenuto 07:52
• 3 Flury: String Quartet No. 2 in E Minor/Major: III. Scherzo. Presto 06:02
• 4 Flury: String Quartet No. 2 in E Minor/Major: IV. Allegro finale 06:57
• String Quartet No. 3 in C Major:
• 5 Flury: String Quartet No. 3 in C Major: I. Allegro 11:49
• 6 Flury: String Quartet No. 3 in C Major: II. Andante 07:14
• 7 Flury: String Quartet No. 3 in C Major: III Scherzo. Allegro molto 07:06
• 8 Flury: String Quartet No. 3 in C Major: IV. Presto finale 09:25
• Total Runtime 01:07:57

Info for Richard Flury: Chamber Music, Vol. 2

Toccata Classics' exploration of the music of Swiss composer Richard Flury (1896-1967) continues with this premiere recording of two more of his seven string quartets. Flury was himself a gifted violinist, and these works - written for his own enjoyment and for fellow musicians - follow the classical definition of the string quartet as a conversation between four equal partners, with Flury's many years of practical music-making producing quartet textures that are thoroughly idiomatic, even masterful. Both works speak a rich late-Romantic language, similar to that of composers such as Korngold, Schmidt and Zemlinsky, and encompass a pleasing range of emotions, from touching introspection to bucolic serenity.

Colla Parte Quartet

Colla Parte Quartet
Founded in 1997 by musicians from the Bern Symphony Orchestra, in addition to its focus on the classical-romantic string quartet literature, it also cultivates the contemporary repertoire (including several world premieres) and the expansion from quintet to octet in collaboration with musicians such as Kit Armstrong, Claire Huangci, Patrizio Mazzola, Bruno Schneider, Daniel Zisman and Michael Zisman, the Basel String Quartet and others. The COLLA PARTE QUARTETT was broadcast live and with CD recordings on Radio SRF 2 and received decisive inspiration from Gábor Takács (Takács Quartet) and Sándor Devich (Bartók Quartet). Recordings of works by Leoš Janáček, Anton von Webern, Richard Flury and Béla Bartók are available on CD. The members have studied individually and as a quartet with internationally renowned teachers and ensembles, including Max Rostal, György Pauk, Gábor Takács and the Amadeus Quartet.

The members of the quartet regularly fulfill solo engagements as well as invitations as concertmaster and section leader with various orchestras. The most recent CD recording of Leoš Janáček's string quartets met with a broad response and was broadcast several times on Radio DRS 2.

Booklet for Richard Flury: Chamber Music, Vol. 2