Novus Quartet, Ophélie Gaillard & Lise Berthaud - Tchaikovsky: String Quartet & Souvenir de Florence (2017) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: I. Moderato e simplice
02. String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: II. Andante cantabile
03. String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: III. Scherzo. Allegro non tanto e con fuoco
04. String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: IV. Finale. Allegro giusto
05. String Quartet in D Minor, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence": I. Allegro con spirito
06. String Quartet in D Minor, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence": II. Adagio cantabile e con moto
07. String Quartet in D Minor, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence": III. Allegretto moderato
08. String Quartet in D Minor, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence": IV. Allegro vivace

After an audacious label and album debut dedicated to Webern, Beethoven and Yun, the young musicians of the Novus Quartet interpret with passion two essential works from Tchaikovsky's chamber music: the First Quartet and the Sextet 'Souvenir de Florence' aided and abetted by two guests, cellist Ophélie Gaillard and viola player Lise Berthaud.

These two works, milestones in the career of the composer (the first written in 1871; the second in 1887), show Tchaikovsky's inclination for popular melodies. Clarity and technique serving musical expression, the fiery strings of the Novus Quartet spread a warm, homogenous sound that invites melancholy, in the slow movements, and paints the exultation of Tchaikovsky's poetic universe.

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