Wilhelm Stenhammar - String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 (Fresk Quartet; Copenhagen String Quartet)

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Composer: Wilhelm Stenhammar

• (01) String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 2
• (05) String Quartet No. 2 in C minor, Op. 14

Fresk Quartet (1-4)

Lars Fresk & Hans-Erik Westberg, violins

Lars-Gunnar Bodin, viola

Per-Göran Skytt, cello

Copenhagen String Quartet (5-8)

Tutter Givskov & Mogens Durholm, violins

Mogens Brunholm, viola

Asger Lund Christiansen, cello

Date: 1982; 1981

Label: Caprice

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Wilhelm Stenhammar (February 7, 1871 – November 20, 1927) was a Swedish composer, conductor and pianist. He received his first musical education in Stockholm, then went to Berlin to further his studies. Initially an admirer of German music, particularly that of Wagner and Bruckner, Stenhammar subsequently sought to write in a more "Nordic" style, looking to Nielsen and Sibelius for guidance. His works were quite varied and among them included 2 completed symphonies, a Serenade for Orchestra and two piano concertos. Stenhammar was also considered the finest Swedish pianist of his time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Stenhammar

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The Fresk Quartet was a Swedish string quartet ensemble which was formed 1965 and dissolved 1994.

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The Copenhagen String Quartet was founded in 1957 by musicians from the Royal Danish Orchestra.

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