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Enescu: Early Chamber Music / Fine Arts Quartet
Naxos

Enescu: Early Chamber Music / Fine Arts Quartet

$19.99

Details

Composer
George Enescu
Artist
Fabio Witkowski, Gisele Witkowski, Alexander Bickard
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Aug 11, 2023
Catalog #
8574487
UPC
747313448777

About

This album focuses on Enescu’s early chamber music composed during the turn of the 20th century, much of which has only recently been discovered. The Fine Arts Quartet, one of the world’s leading quartets, is joined by the Witkowski Piano Duo and double bassist Alexander Bickard in works that include an arrangement of Enescu’s popular Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 for piano and string quintet.

REVIEW:

The Fine Arts Quartet is at the core of this program. Its members as well as the two pianists on the program bring great spirit to these youthful works, and the label’s recorded sound is fine. The program notes are informative as well. This is a very attractive disc.

— Fanfare

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro moderato 08:40
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    08:40
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Gisele Witkowski
    Ensemble
    Fine Arts Quartet
  2. 2 II. Scherzo vivace 05:48
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo vivace
    Duration
    05:48
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Gisele Witkowski
    Ensemble
    Fine Arts Quartet
  3. 3 III. Andante 06:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    06:48
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Gisele Witkowski
    Ensemble
    Fine Arts Quartet
  4. 4 IV. Allegro con spirito 05:37
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    05:37
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Gisele Witkowski
    Ensemble
    Fine Arts Quartet
  5. 5 Prélude 04:56
    Track
    5
    Title
    Prélude
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Ralph Evans, Niklas Schmidt, Gisele Witkowski, Fabio Witkowski
  6. 6 Gavotte 06:13
    Track
    6
    Title
    Gavotte
    Duration
    06:13
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Ralph Evans, Niklas Schmidt, Gisele Witkowski, Fabio Witkowski
  7. 7 Aubade in C Major 04:47
    Track
    7
    Title
    Aubade in C Major
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Efim Boico, Gil Sharon, Niklas Schmidt
  8. 8 Pastorale 03:35
    Track
    8
    Title
    Pastorale
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Ralph Evans, Gisele Witkowski, Fabio Witkowski
  9. 9 Menuet triste 04:40
    Track
    9
    Title
    Menuet triste
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Ralph Evans, Gisele Witkowski, Fabio Witkowski
  10. 10 Nocturne 04:17
    Track
    10
    Title
    Nocturne
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Ralph Evans, Gisele Witkowski, Fabio Witkowski
  11. 11 2 Romanian Rhapsodies, Op. 11: No. 1 in A Major (arr. J. Enoch for piano and string quintet) 12:35
    Track
    11
    Title
    2 Romanian Rhapsodies, Op. 11: No. 1 in A Major (arr. J. Enoch for piano and string quintet)
    Duration
    12:35
    Composer
    George Enescu
    Performer
    Alexander Bickard, Fabio Witkowski
    Ensemble
    Fine Arts Quartet