Maggini Quartet - Rawsthorne: String Quartets Nos. 1-3, Theme and Variations (2006) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Theme and Variations: Theme - Allegro
02. Theme and Variations: Variation 1 - Capriccietto
03. Theme and Variations: Variation 2 - Siciliano
04. Theme and Variations: Variation 3 - Cancrizzante
05. Theme and Variations: Variation 4 - Rhapsodia
06. Theme and Variations: Variation 5 - Notturno
07. Theme and Variations: Variation 6 - Scherzetto
08. Theme and Variations: Variation 7 - Ostinato
09. Theme and Variations: Variation 8 - Canone
10. Theme and Variations: Variation 9 - Fantasia
11. String Quartet No. 1, "Theme and Variations": Theme - Tempo Giusto, Espressivo e Poco Agitato
12. String Quartet No. 1, "Theme and Variations": Variation 1 - L'istesso Tempo
13. String Quartet No. 1, "Theme and Variations": Variation 2 - Andante Appassionato
14. String Quartet No. 1, "Theme and Variations": Variation 3 - Allegro
15. String Quartet No. 1, "Theme and Variations": Variation 4 - Adagio, Poco Misterioso
16. String Quartet No. 1, "Theme and Variations": Variation 5 - Allegro Preciso
17. String Quartet No. 1, "Theme and Variations": Variation 6 - Prestissimo
18. String Quartet No. 2: I. Maestoso e Pesante - Allegretto - Allegro Agitato
19. String Quartet No. 2: II. Allegro Appassionato Sempre Molto Rubato
20. String Quartet No. 2: III. Allegretto
21. String Quartet No. 2: IV. Theme, Three Variations and Coda
22. String Quartet No. 3: I. Allegro Deciso - Allegretto - Allegro Deciso
23. String Quartet No. 3: II. Alla Ciacona - Andante
24. String Quartet No. 3: III. Molto Vivace



Alan Rawsthorne’s three published String Quartets mark the progression of style and language at salient points during his compositional career. String Quartet No. 1 is an early example of Rawsthorne’s partiality for variation form. String Quartet No. 2 is more succinct and precise in expression and form, while the many-layered String Quartet No. 3, an austere work of unremitting intensity, is characteristic of the final period of Rawsthorne’s creative output.

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