M4gnet Quartet, Sten Lassmann - Lemba: Chamber Music, Vol. 2 (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. String Quartet: I. Allegro moderato
02. String Quartet: II. Tema con variazioni. Tema. Andante espressivo
03. String Quartet: IIa. Tema con variazioni. Var. 1, Più mosso
04. String Quartet: IIb. Tema con variazioni. Var. 2, Allegretto scherzando
05. String Quartet: IIc. Tema con variazioni. Var. 3, Con moto
06. String Quartet: IId. Tema con variazioni. Var. 4, Allegro risoluto
07. String Quartet: IIe. Tema con variazioni. Var. 5, Andante cantabile
08. String Quartet: IIf. Tema con variazioni. Var. 6, Preso
09. String Quartet: IIg. Tema con variazioni. Var. 7, Finale. Allegro moderato
10. Piano Quartet: I. Allegro
11. Piano Quartet: II. Moderato (Fugato)
12. Piano Quartet: III. Scherzo. Quasi una serenata – Presto. Meno mosso, tranquillo
13. Piano Quartet: IV. Maestoso – Allegro
14. Piano Quintet: I. Allegro moderato
15. Piano Quintet: II. Andante – Allegretto
16. Piano Quintet: III. Allegro

The music of Artur Lemba has been strangely neglected, even in his native Estonia – although during his lifetime (1885–1963) he was held in high regard as pianist and teacher. That oversight is all the more surprising in view of the expansive, passionate lyricism of his writing – listeners who enjoy the music of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov are likely to warm to Lemba’s full-blooded Romantic style. This second release in a pioneering series discovering his chamber music reveals three expansive, big-hearted works full of personality.

M4gnet String Quartet
Sten Lassmann, piano