Mendelssohn - String Quartets, Volume 2 String Quartet Chandos

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COMPACT DISC ONE

FELIX MENDELSSOHN

String Quartets, Volume 2

String Quartet No.2, Op.13, MWV R22 (1827)

30:28

in A minor • in a-Moll • en la mineur

Adagio - Allegro vivace

8:13

Adagio non lento - Poco più animato - Tempo I

8:26

Intermezzo. Allegretto con moto - Allegro di molto - Tempo I

4:16

Presto - Adagio non lento - Recitativo - Adagio come I - Con moto

9:32

String Quartet No.3, Op.44 No.1, MWV R30 (1838)

30:17

in D major • in D-Dur • en ré majeur

Seiner königl. Hoheit dem Kronprinzen von Schweden gewidmet

Molto allegro vivace

12:30

Menuetto. Un poco allegretto

5:10

Andante espressivo ma con moto

5:37

Presto con brio

6:57

Total time: 60:41

COMPACT DISC TWO

String Quartet No.4, Op.44 No.2, MWV R26 (1837)

28:28

in E minor • in e-Moll • en mi mineur

Seiner königl. Hoheit dem Kronprinzen von Schweden gewidmet

Allegro assai appassionato

11:16

Scherzo. Allegro di molto

3:54

Andante

6:55

Presto agitato - Animato

6:30

Total time: 28:35

Chamber: Doric String Quartet

Alex Redington violin

Ying Xue violin

Hélène Clément viola

John Myerscough cello

The members of the Doric String Quartet perform using a set of classical bows

by Luis Emilio Rodriguez Carrington.

5 and 6 September (Op.44 No.1) and 12 and 13 December (other works) 2020

Chamber Choice

Performance ***** Recording *****

“The moods are captured with precision and a wealth of detail… All in splendid Chandos sound; a winner.”

Martin Cotton – BBC Music magazine – January 2022

Editor’s Choice – Chamber

“The Doric Quartet here conclude in magnificent style the cycle they began in October 2018 … their approach is very much the same – Mendelssohn as red-blooded successor to Beethoven… a major new addition to the Mendelssohn discography.”

Harriet Smith – Gramophone magazine – December 2021

“…As in the previous edition, the four musicians remain true to themselves and let us hear a different Mendelssohn than we are used to. Of course they know the works and the composer and yet they do not allow themselves to be led down the usual path…” ****

Uwe Krusch – Pizzicato.lu – 24 November 2021

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