Paganini Ensemble Vienna - Quartets for Strings and Guitar Nos. 5, 4 & 10 (Instrumental) (2023) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Quartet No. 5 in C Major Op. 5 No. 2 (M.S.32) Allegro (Instrumental)
02. Quartet No. 5 in C Major Op. 5 No. 2 (M.S.32) Minuetto, Allegretto (Instrumental)
03. Quartet No. 5 in C Major Op. 5 No. 2 (M.S.32) Cantabile, Larghetto (Instrumental)
04. Quartet No. 5 in C Major Op. 5 No. 2 (M.S.32) Polacca, quasi presto (Instrumental)
05. Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 5 No. 1 (M.S.31) Presto (Instrumental)
06. Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 5 No. 1 (M.S.31) Canone a tre, Andante (Instrumental)
07. Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 5 No. 1 (M.S.31) Tema cantabile, quasi larghetto (Instrumental)
08. Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 5 No. 1 (M.S.31) Finale prestissimo (Instrumental)
09. Quartet No. 10 in A Major (M.S.37) Allegro (Instrumental)
10. Quartet No. 10 in A Major (M.S.37) Minuetto-Scherzo, Allegretto mosso (Instrumental)
11. Quartet No. 10 in A Major (M.S.37) Adagio Cantabile (Instrumental)
12. Quartet No. 10 in A Major (M.S.37) Rondo, Andantino con brio (Instrumental)

Many Paganini scholars consider the quartets with guitar to be among his finest chamber works. The care Paganini took in their composition is documented in numerous letters asking the opinion of his friend Luigi Germi, to whom Quartet No. 10 is dedicated. The Quartets, Op. 4 and Op. 5 with their almost playful eccentricities and freedoms show the composer trying out a variety of forms and variations on convention, all with his typically virtuoso and lyrical touch. Volume 2 of this edition (CDS7938) was admired for its ‘crisp and elegant sensibility’ in BBC Music Magazine.

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