Ensō Quartet - Strauss, Puccini & Verdi: Works for String Quartet (2014)

Tracklist

01. String Quartet in A Major, Op. 2, TrV 95: I. Allegro
02. String Quartet in A Major, Op. 2, TrV 95: II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
03. String Quartet in A Major, Op. 2, TrV 95: III. Andante cantabile, molto espressivo
04. String Quartet in A Major, Op. 2, TrV 95: IV. Finale. Allegro vivace
05. Crisantemi
06. 3 Minuets in A Major: No. 1, Moderato
07. 3 Minuets in A Major: No. 2, Allegretto
08. 3 Minuets in A Major: No. 3, Assai mosso
09. String Quartet in E Minor: I. Allegro
10. String Quartet in E Minor: II. Andantino
11. String Quartet in E Minor: III. Prestissimo
12. String Quartet in E Minor: IV. Scherzo fuga. Allegro assai mosso

Three of the greatest opera composers from the 19th and early 20th centuries are heard on this recording in their only works for string quartet. Richard Strauss’s String Quartet in A major is a youthful work which shows the classical influence of Haydn, while Puccini’s Crisantemi is a brief elegy charged with great emotional intensity. Verdi’s String Quartet in E minor is his only significant chamber work, written at the age of sixty when he was at the height of his fame. The Ensō Quartet’s GRAMMY®-nominated recording of Ginastera’s complete quartets (8570780) was acclaimed by MusicWeb International for “string quartet playing of jawdropping prowess”.

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