Sarastro String Quartet - Juon: Complete String Quartets (2016)

Tracklist
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01. String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 5: I. Allegro moderato
02. String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 5: II. Adagio sostenuto
03. String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 5: III. Molto presto
04. String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 5: IV. Intermezzo. Allegro
05. String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 5: V. Finale. Vivacissimo
06. String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 11: I. Allegro risoluto
07. String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 11: II. Andante tranquillo
08. String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 11: III. Scherzo. Presto
09. String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 11: IV. Finale. Allegro con giusto
10. String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 29: I. Allegro molto
11. String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 29: II. Lento assai ma poco rubato
12. String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 29: III. Moderato
13. String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 29: IV. Lento assai-Vivace non troppo
14. String Quartet No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro
15. String Quartet No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 67: II. Andante tranquillo
16. String Quartet No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 67: III. Allegro
17. String Quartet No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegro non troppo

“The missing link between Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky” – is how a contemporary critic once termed the late romantic composer Paul Juon. Following the release of his Piano Quartets and his Quintet and Sextet, cpo present his String Quartets. These works bring all the essential traits of Juon’s compositional style together with the finest craftsmanship: his predilection for irregular rhythms and rhythmic-metrical peculiarities, bold harmonies, and a melodic, unmistakably Russian folk tone.

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