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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
1.
Adagio - Allegro vivace
8:13
2.
Adagio non lento - Poco più animato - Tempo I
8:26
3.
Intermezzo. Allegretto con moto - Allegro di molto - Tempo I
4:16
4.
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
5.
Molto allegro vivace
12:30
6.
Menuetto. Un poco allegretto
5:10
7.
Andante espressivo ma con moto
5:37
8.
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
1.
Allegro assai appassionato
11:16
2.
Scherzo. Allegro di molto
3:54
3.
Andante
6:55
4.
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
Notes
Following an exceptional critical reception of their first volume of Mendelssohn Quartets, the Doric String Quartet now completes the project. As in the case of the previous volume, the players juxtapose one of the early quartets (No. 2) with two of the later compositions (Nos 3 and 4), composed a decade or so later. Composed in 1827, the Second Quartet pays homage to Beethoven’s outstanding contribution to the genre (Beethoven died in March of that year), but this is no simple pastiche. It is a confident work, Mendelssohn’s individual voice already clearly present. The later quartets are perhaps less overtly revolutionary – Mendelssohn was now an established figure and a recipient of Royal commissions – but nevertheless remain clear milestones in the development of the genre.
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Reviews
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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