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Delius & Elgar: String Quartets / Villiers Quartet
Naxos

Delius & Elgar: String Quartets / Villiers Quartet

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Details

Composer
DELIUS ELGAR
Artist
VILLIERS QUARTET
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
May 12, 2017
Catalog #
8573586
UPC
747313358670

About

The legacy of the First World War left its mark on the music of near contemporaries Edward Elgar and Frederick Delius. The powerful outer movements of Elgar's String Quartet in E minor frame a wistful and sombre Andante piacevole. Delius was dissatisfied with the first, three-movement version of his Quartet and revised the score. On this recording the final 1917 version is followed by the original versions of the opening movement and of the Late Swallows slow movement, offering a rare glimpse into Delius's compositional workshop.

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 I. With animation 07:29
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. With animation
    Duration
    07:29
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Villiers Quartet
  2. 2 II. Quick and lightly 04:02
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Quick and lightly
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Villiers Quartet
  3. 3 III. Late Swallows: Slow and wistfully 09:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Late Swallows: Slow and wistfully
    Duration
    09:31
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Villiers Quartet
  4. 4 IV. Very quick and vigorously 06:19
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Very quick and vigorously
    Duration
    06:19
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Villiers Quartet
  5. 5 I. Allegro moderato, with animation 07:30
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato, with animation
    Duration
    07:30
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Villiers Quartet
  6. 6 II. Late Swallows: With slow waving movement 08:40
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Late Swallows: With slow waving movement
    Duration
    08:40
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Ensemble
    Villiers Quartet
  7. 7 I. Allegro moderato 09:01
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    09:01
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Ensemble
    Villiers Quartet
  8. 8 II. Piacevole (poco andante) 09:30
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Piacevole (poco andante)
    Duration
    09:30
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Ensemble
    Villiers Quartet
  9. 9 III. Allegro molto 09:23
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Allegro molto
    Duration
    09:23
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Ensemble
    Villiers Quartet