Paganini Ensemble Vienna - Nicolò Paganini, Quartets for Strings and Guitar Nos. 3 Op. 4, 8 & 12 (2025) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Guitar Quartet No. 3 in A Major, Op. 4 No. 3, MS 30: I. Pot-pourri. Allegro
02. Guitar Quartet No. 3 in A Major, Op. 4 No. 3, MS 30: II. Minuetto alla spagnola. Andantino
03. Guitar Quartet No. 3 in A Major, Op. 4 No. 3, MS 30: III. Romanza. Adagio non tanto
04. Guitar Quartet No. 3 in A Major, Op. 4 No. 3, MS 30: IV. Rondò. Allegretto
05. Guitar Quartet No. 8 in A Major, MS 35: I. Allegro
06. Guitar Quartet No. 8 in A Major, MS 35: II. Minuetto. Andantino
07. Guitar Quartet No. 8 in A Major, MS 35: III. Cantabile. Molto adagio
08. Guitar Quartet No. 8 in A Major, MS 35: IV. Rondò. Allegretto
09. Guitar Quartet No. 12 in A Minor, MS 39: I. Allegro giusto
10. Guitar Quartet No. 12 in A Minor, MS 39: II. Adagio tenuto, con precisione
11. Guitar Quartet No. 12 in A Minor, MS 39: III. Minuetto. Allegretto mosso


Of Paganini’s fifteen quartets with guitar only six were published during his lifetime. They represent his finest body of chamber compositions as can be heard in the three quartets for violin, viola, guitar and cello, Op. 4. Of them, No. 3 in A major is a masterpiece, with French-styled inspiration, rich lyricism and piquant invention, while the virtuosic, almost concerto-like No. 8 in A major embodies his quatuor brillant writing, with its Rossinian resonances. No. 12 in A minor is the most ‘symphonic’ of the three, containing formal originality, one of the most moving of Paganini’s slow movements, and his most serious-minded finale.

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