Nordic String Quartet - Heise: Complete String Quartets (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

CD1
01. String Quartet No. 1 in B Minor: I. Allegro
02. String Quartet No. 1 in B Minor: II. Larghetto
03. String Quartet No. 1 in B Minor: III. Scherzo. Prestissimo
04. String Quartet No. 1 in B Minor: IV. Allegro vivace
05. String Quartet No. 2 in G Major: I. Allegro molto vivace
06. String Quartet No. 2 in G Major: II. Largo
07. String Quartet No. 2 in G Major: III. Menuetto. Allegro
08. String Quartet No. 2 in G Major: IV. Allegro molto

CD2
01. String Quartet No. 3 in B-Flat Major: I. Moderato assai - Allegro assai vivace
02. String Quartet No. 3 in B-Flat Major: II. Scherzo. Presto agitato
03. String Quartet No. 3 in B-Flat Major: III. Andante sostenuto
04. String Quartet No. 3 in B-Flat Major: IV. Finale. Molto allegro
05. String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor: I. Largo - Allegro molto
06. String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor: II. Andante tranquillo
07. String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor: III. Menuetto. Allegro moderato
08. String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor: IV. Finale. Vivace

CD3
01. String Quartet No. 5 in A Major: I. Allegretto tranquillo - Allegro vivace
02. String Quartet No. 5 in A Major: II. Andantino sostenuto
03. String Quartet No. 5 in A Major: III. Scherzo. Vivace
04. String Quartet No. 5 in A Major: IV. Finale. Adagio, quasi fantasia - Allegro energico, ma non troppo presto
05. String Quartet No. 6 in G Minor: I. Largo - Allegro appassionato
06. String Quartet No. 6 in G Minor: II. Andantino, quasi allegretto
07. String Quartet No. 6 in G Minor: III. L'istesso tempo, poco a poco accelerando - Presto
08. String Quartet No. 6 in G Minor: IV. Finale. Andante sostenuto - Allegro molto

Peter Heise (1830–1879) is Denmark’s peerless master of song, yet his string quartets lived for decades in the shadows. This complete 3-CD set brings together the Nordic String Quartet’s entire survey, including world-premiere recordings of Nos. 1–6. Alongside the previously released first volume, these works reveal Heise’s musical imagination in all its brilliance, performed with a spacious, lyrical sensibility attuned to the composer’s distinctive poetic touch.