Havana String Quartet Records Leo Brouwer's String Quartets & String Trio on August 9 Release

[The Havana String Quartet Leo Brouwer - The String Quartets - String Trio; Zoho Records; Release August 9, 2011]

The Afro-Cuban classical guitarist, composer and conductor Leo Brouwer (b. 1939) is profiled at AfriClassical.com. On August 9, 2011 Zoho Records will release the Havana String Quartet's CD of Leo Brouwer's String Quartets and String Trio. Amazon.com says the ensemble was “founded in 1980 on the initiative of Leo Brouwer.”

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Friday, April 29, 2011

“The Havana String Quartet Leo Brouwer - The String Quartets - String Trio LATIN GRAMMY WINNER 2010 Best Classical Album!”

Track Listing:

1 – 4 QUARTET # 1 (1961)

To the Memory of Bela Bartok

1 Energico 1:52

2 Allegretto 3:47

3 Lento 8:26

4 Finale (Vivace) 5:09

5 QUARTET # 2 (1968)

“Rem Tene Verba Sequentur”

(“Know the Matter and the Word will follow”) 6:17

6 – 10 STRING TRIO (1959)

6 Introduction – Rhythmic and precise 1:01

7 Allegro 2:21

8 Moderato e Calmo 3:25

9 Interludio – Adagio Molto 3:37

10 Finale – Allegro Giocoso (based on a Classical theme) 4:14

11 QUARTET # 4 - World Premiere Recording

“Rem Tene Verba Sequentur”

(“Know the Matter and the Word will follow”)

Allegro Ritmico 13:11

12 – 15 QUARTET # 3 (1991 – 97)

Dedicated to the Havana String Quartet

12 Ritual Voice for New Year’s Eve 5:11

13 Through the Body of the Wind 5:07

14 Impossible Dance 6:04

15 The Rhythm of the Night Changed 4:31

Personnel:

Yamir Portuondo, 1st violin

Eugenio Valdés, 2nd violin

Jorge Hernández, viola

Deborah Yamak, cello”