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John Ramsay was a professor of geology by profession but also a very serious composer, of both chamber and orchestral works. His style was chiefly tonal though he did utilise serial techniques on occasion. The four string quartets are perfect examples of the best of ‘post-modernist’ music, employing no artificial boundaries, but being pure self expression using the most appropriate musical forms. They are to some degree programmatic and thus Romantic in idiom too and thoroughly deserve a place in the chamber music repertoire. John Ramsay had lived in France for many years before his passing on January 11, 2021.
The quartets (score and parts) are published by Divine Art Edition.
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John Ramsay:
- String Quartet no. 1 in D minor – I. Allegro (4:59)
- String Quartet no. 1 in D minor – II. Molto moderato (5:53)
- IString Quartet no. 1 in D minor – III. Scherzo (5:41)
- String Quartet no. 1 in D minor – IV. Lento – rondo vivace (4:54)
- String Quartet no. 2 in E minor (“Shackleton”) – I. Moderato (3:22)
- String Quartet no. 2 in E minor (“Shackleton”) – II. Adagio (4:35)
- String Quartet no. 2 in E minor (“Shackleton”) – III. Adagio molto – funeral march (2:30)
- String Quartet no. 2 in E minor (“Shackleton”) – IV. Allegro, flamenco – adagio molto (6:22)
- String Quartet no. 3 in C major – I. Adagio – allegro con spirito (7:25)
- String Quartet no. 3 in C major – II. Adagio (6:29)
- String Quartet no. 3 in C major – III. Scherzi (6:01)
- String Quartet no. 3 in C major – IV. Andante moderato, ostinato (3:28)
- String Quartet no. 3 in C major – V.Allegro moderato (3:17)
- String Quartet no. 4 (“Charles Darwin”) (21:35)
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String Quartet no. 1 in D minor – I. Allegro (4:59)
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String Quartet no. 1 in D minor – II. Molto moderato (5:53)
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IString Quartet no. 1 in D minor – III. Scherzo (5:41)
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String Quartet no. 1 in D minor – IV. Lento – rondo vivace (4:54)
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String Quartet no. 2 in E minor ("Shackleton") – I. Moderato (3:22)
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String Quartet no. 2 in E minor ("Shackleton") – II. Adagio (4:35)
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String Quartet no. 2 in E minor ("Shackleton") – III. Adagio molto – funeral march (2:30)
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String Quartet no. 2 in E minor ("Shackleton") – IV. Allegro, flamenco – adagio molto (6:22)
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String Quartet no. 3 in C major – I. Adagio – allegro con spirito (7:25)
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String Quartet no. 3 in C major – II. Adagio (6:29)
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String Quartet no. 3 in C major – III. Scherzi (6:01)
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String Quartet no. 3 in C major – IV. Andante moderato, ostinato (3:28)
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String Quartet no. 3 in C major – V.Allegro moderato (3:17)
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String Quartet no. 4 ("Charles Darwin") (21:35)
