Quartetto Delfico - Manfredini: Complete String Quartets (2014)

Tracklist

01. String Quartet No. 5 in G Major: I. Allegro
02. String Quartet No. 5 in G Major: II. Adagio
03. String Quartet No. 5 in G Major: III. Allegretto
04. String Quartet No. 2 in B-Flat Major: I. Andante
05. String Quartet No. 2 in B-Flat Major: II. Allegro molto
06. String Quartet No. 2 in B-Flat Major: III. Minuè
07. String Quartet No. 4 in C major: I. Allegro
08. String Quartet No. 4 in C major: II. Grave
09. String Quartet No. 4 in C major: III. Allegretto
10. String Quartet No. 3 in A Major: I. Allegro
11. String Quartet No. 3 in A Major: II. Adagio
12. String Quartet No. 3 in A Major: III. Allegretto
13. String Quartet No. 6 in F major: I. Allegro con brio
14. String Quartet No. 6 in F major: II. Andante
15. String Quartet No. 6 in F major: III. Presto
16. String Quartet No. 1 in D Major: I. Allegro brioso
17. String Quartet No. 1 in D Major: II. Largo
18. String Quartet No. 1 in D Major: III. Presto



For Manfredini, instrumental music was a form of language, in a way similar to painting and poetry, and its main objective to please and touch the heart. This beautiful collection shows the extent to which his work reflected his theoretical and aesthetic ideals. Each of the string quartets exhibits a consummate balance between the instruments, between melody and harmony, and between lyricism and chiaroscuro effects. Here was a composer who knew his art through and through, and who, moreover, successfully defended it in disputes with other contemporary music theorists. The listener will be transported by the emotive dialogues at the centre of this Italian masters finest pieces. The Quartetto Delfico is a group of four orchestral players who came together to specialise in the Italian string quartet repertoire. Their practice on original instruments lends them a unique identity, and they have played a number of international festivals, as well as appearing on BBC Radio 3. Other information: Recorded on 6-8 September 2013, Villa San Fermo, Lonigo, Italy. Booklet contains notes in Italian and English and an ensemble biography.

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