Rusquartet, Ilya Hoffman, Mikhail Nemtsov - Tchaikovsky: Complete Chamber Works for Strings, Vol. 2: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 30 / Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 (2019)

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01. String Quartet No. 3 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 30: I. Andante sostenuto-Allegro moderato
02. String Quartet No. 3 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 30: II. Allegretto vivo e scherzando
03. String Quartet No. 3 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 30: III. Andante funebre e doloroso, ma con moto
04. String Quartet No. 3 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 30: IV. Finale. Allegro non troppo e risoluto
05. Souvenir de Florence, for String Sextet, in D Minor, Op. 70: I. Allegro con spirito
06. Souvenir de Florence, for String Sextet, in D Minor, Op. 70: II. Adagio cantabile e con moto
07. Souvenir de Florence, for String Sextet, in D Minor, Op. 70: III. Allegro moderato
08. Souvenir de Florence, for String Sextet, in D Minor, Op. 70: IV. Allegro vivace


Despite the fame and popularity of Tchaikovsky’s works such as the ballet scores of The Nutcracker, Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty, the Serenade for string orchestra, the last three symphonies (in particular the Sixth, the “Pathehtique”), the operas (in particular Eugène Onegin), the First Piano Concerto and last but not least the Violin Concerto, his output for string quartet has not yet reached the international audience as much as one could expect, considering the high quality of the compositions.

Rusquartet was founded in 2001 at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory under the tutelage of Galina Soboleva, cellist of the Prokofiev Quartet. The members of Rusquartet are DMA graduates from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, where they have been students of Dmitry Shebalin (violist of the Borodin Quartet).

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