Bonocini/ Musica Fiorita/ Dolci - Evolution of the String Quarte Condition:New James MacMillan provides illuminating and

James MacMillan provides illuminating and fascinating insights into his work in a conversation with Rebecca Tavener included in the booklet note

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This is a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the birth of one of the first independent labels of the 70'

Bonocini/ Musica Fiorita/ Dolci - Evolution of the String Quarte Condition:New James MacMillan provides illuminating andBefore the history of the string quartet entered it's "classical" phase with Luigi Boccherini in Paris and Joseph Haydn in Vienna, it went through a long process of development marked by exciting experiments and compositional freedom. Italian composers in particular have distinguished themselves in this process and so the programme of Musica Fiorita presents special works by Italian composers from a period of about 100 years. Beginning with two works