Hartmann: Streichquartette Nr.1 & 2

Karl Amadeus Hartmann is one of the great outsiders of the German music history of this century. With his qewaltiqen symphonies standing in the tradition of Gustav Mahler, he is something like a German Allan Pettersson The symphonies, however, are above all what one associates with the name Hartmann. He also wrote chamber music, of which the two string quartets from 1933 and 1945 are certainly the most important contributions The Pellegrini quartet has now recorded them both for cpo. Prepare yourself for a musical and interpretive tour de force, which is only approximately described by the term "musical expressionism".