Juilliard String Quartet - Verdi & Sibelius: String Quartets (1992)

Artist: Juilliard String Quartet
Title: Verdi & Sibelius: String Quartets
Year Of Release: 1992
Label: Sony Classical
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 53:41
Total Size: 248 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Verdi & Sibelius: String Quartets
Year Of Release: 1992
Label: Sony Classical
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 53:41
Total Size: 248 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
String Quartet in E minor (Giuseppe Verdi)
1. I. Allegro (Instrumental) 08:00
2. II. Andantino (Instrumental) 07:03
3. III. Prestissimo (Instrumental) 03:18
4. IV. Scherzo fuga. Allegro assai mosso (Instrumental) 04:28
String Quartet in D minor, Op. 56 "Voces intimae" (Jean Sibelius)
5. I. Andante - Allegro molto moderato (Instrumental) 06:30
6. II. Vivace (Instrumental) 02:37
7. III. Adagio di molto (Instrumental) 10:01
8. IV. Allegretto ma pesante (Instrumental) 06:25
9. V. Allegro (Instrumental) 05:19
Performers:
Juilliard String Quartet
This enterprising disc couples the only mature string quartets by two composers not known for their chamber music. Verdi's quartet is a late piece that surely deserves a more secure place in the repertoire than it has. It's first-rate music, as is the Sibelius, which comes with the subtitle "Intimate Voices." The fact that neither composer followed up these solo efforts does not detract from their value as music, nor from the Juilliard's achievement in making them sound every bit like the great music they are. -- David Hurwitz