Leopold van der Pals: String Quartets Vol.2 Ulla Miilmann & Van Der Pals Quartet

• Leopold van der Pals (1884 - 1966): String Quartet No. 4 op. 89:
• 1 Pals: String Quartet No. 4 op. 89: Moderato 03:04
• 2 Pals: String Quartet No. 4 op. 89: Adagio 04:26
• 3 Pals: String Quartet No. 4 op. 89: Allegro 01:37
• String Quartet No. 5 op. 144 "Vier kleine Stücke":
• 4 Pals: String Quartet No. 5 op. 144 "Vier kleine Stücke": Allegro moderato 02:07
• 5 Pals: String Quartet No. 5 op. 144 "Vier kleine Stücke": Allegretto 01:25
• 6 Pals: String Quartet No. 5 op. 144 "Vier kleine Stücke": Andante molto 03:30
• 7 Pals: String Quartet No. 5 op. 144 "Vier kleine Stücke": Allegro non troppo 01:58
• String Quartet No. 6 op. 186:
• 8 Pals: String Quartet No. 6 op. 186: Moderato 03:46
• 9 Pals: String Quartet No. 6 op. 186: Andante 03:53
• 10 Pals: String Quartet No. 6 op. 186: Moderato 04:52
• Quintet for Flute and String Quartet op. 79:
• 11 Pals: Quintet for Flute and String Quartet op. 79: Moderato 02:33
• 12 Pals: Quintet for Flute and String Quartet op. 79: Allegretto 02:16
• 13 Pals: Quintet for Flute and String Quartet op. 79: Adagio 03:06
• 14 Pals: Quintet for Flute and String Quartet op. 79: Allegro 01:34
• 15 Pals: Quintet for Flute and String Quartet op. 79: Adagio 03:46
• String Quartet 1907 (unfinished):
• 16 Pals: String Quartet 1907 (unfinished): Allegro 09:22
• 17 Pals: String Quartet 1907 (unfinished): Adagio 09:09
• 18 Pals: String Quartet 1907 (unfinished): Scherzo vivace 06:03
• Total Runtime 01:08:27

Info for Leopold van der Pals: String Quartets Vol.2

"Exquisite music between late Romanticism and Impressionism, which [...] absolutely deserves to be heard." Little can be added to the words of the reviewer who discussed the first part of this complete recording for klassik-heute: Leopold van der Pals, the son of Danish-Dutch parents who grew up in Russia, spent his life searching for the truths that unfold in higher realms – through the natural scientist Goethe and his spiritual successor Rudolf Steiner, through his own experiences, and through ever-renewed explorations of the possibilities of the infinite metamorphosis to which all becoming is subject. This latest release concludes the cycle of string quartets and also presents, as a bonus, the beautifully sonorous and distinctive Quintet for Flute and Strings, which, in its renunciation of all virtuosic posturing, is particularly compelling for the composer.

Ulla Miilmann, Flute
Van Der Pals Quartet

Ulla Miilmann
was born in 1972 in Denmark. She received her Bachelor of Music at North Carolina School of the Arts in 1992. During her college years, Ms Miilmann was already selected as representative of Denmark in the European Broadcasting Union "Concerts for Young Soloist".

Ms. Miilmann is a prize winner in several competitions, including the prestigeous "Flute-Talk" competition in Chicago, and the Danish All Music Competition. In the latter she won a Gold Medal. Ms. Miilmann is a frequent choice for honours and awards, due to her outstanding artistic ability as well as her devotion for the betterment of her community. The highly esteemed "Jacob Gade Award" and the "Newspaper Critics Artist Prize" come to mind.

In 1994, at the tender age of 22, Ulla Miilmann was appointed principal flutist at The Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Since then she has had an extensive career in orchestra and chamber music as well as in teaching.

In 2007 Miilmann was a US Grammy nominee in the category “Best instrumental Soloist Performance with Orchestra” for the recording of Ole Schmidt’s Flute Concert.

Ulla Miilmann has received the Jacob Gade Honorary Award, the Danish Music Critic’s Prize and the Peter Warming Memorial Prize, awarded for her artistic contribution to the Danish National Symphony Orchestra greatly helping the orchestra to reach their current high international standard. In 2017 she received the largest honorary award in Denmark, The Carl Nielsen Award for her outstanding musicianship and contribution to the Danish music and cultural life for the past 25 years.

Since 2009, Ulla Miilmann has been a faculty member, teaching flute, at The Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen. In 2021 she was appointed Associate Professor.

Ulla Miilmann is a Haynes Artist, playing a Handmade 19.5K Gold Flute, and plays a Yamaha wooden flute exclusively for baroque performances.

Booklet for Leopold van der Pals: String Quartets Vol.2