Maxwell String Quartet- Haripol

A track from our latest album 'gather'

George Smith, Colin Scobie- Violin
Elliott Perks- Viola
Duncan Strachan- Cello

Haripol- composed by Maxwell Quartet
The writings of John Buchan have always intrigued us, particualy the story John MacNab. In it, three high-flying men – a barrister, a cabinet minister and a banker – are suffering from boredom – they concoct a plan to cure it. The men inform three (fictional) Scottish estates that they plan to poach from each two stags and a salmon in a given time. They sign collectively as ‘John McNab’ and await response. Haripol is one of the estates in the novel, which is the inspiration behind the haunting central melody in this composition.

1st Prizewinner and Audience Prizewinner at the 9th Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition in 2017 and hailed as “brilliantly fresh, unexpected and exhilarating” by The Scottish Herald, the Maxwell Quartet is now firmly regarded as one of Britain's finest young string quartets, with a strong connection to their folk music heritage and a commitment to bringing together wide- ranging projects and programmes to expand the string quartet repertoire.
The quartet performs regularly across the UK, at venues
including London’s Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room, Queen’s Hall Edinburgh and Perth Concert Hall. The quartet has toured widely across Europe, with performances in France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Portugal, including at Tivoli Copenhagen, Muziekgebouw Amsterdam, Stavanger Kammermusikkfestival and the Rheingau, Just Classik, Wonderfeel, Lammermuir, Cheltenham and St Magnus Festivals. The Maxwells’ debut tour of the USA in January 2019 garnered critical acclaim from the New York Times “eloquent performers who bring the same sense of charisma and sense of adventure to their programming”, and saw the group performing to sold out venues in New York, Florida, California and Washington.

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Recorded at Pianodrome, Old Royal High School, Edinburgh.
Video created by Out of the Woods.