Shield: Complete Chamber Works, Vol. 1
Catalog Number: 8.574446
William Shield rose from humble beginnings to become Covent Garden’s “house” composer, writing stage works full of panache. Influenced by Haydn, he published Six String Quartets, Op. 3 (1782): transparent, imitative, with Sturm und Drang, bucolic and folk touches, ending boldly in C minor.
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96000 Hz
Shield: Complete Chamber Works, Vol. 1
William Shield rose from relatively humble beginnings to become the ‘house’ composer to Covent Garden, for which he wrote stage works full of panache and tunefulness. He met and befriended Haydn who was to prove a lasting influence. In 1782 Shield published his Six String Quartets, Op. 3, some of the most richly rewarding works of their type in 18th-century England. The transparency of parts, use of imitation, infusion of Sturm und Drang elements as well as the bucolic and folkloric writing, all demonstrate Shield’s art, as does the progressive writing of the last of the six, in C minor.
Published date
2025-10-10
Number of discs
1
Sample rate
96000 Hz
Channels
stereo:24:2.0
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