Enescu: Early Chamber Music / Fine Arts Quartet

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
August 11, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      George Enescu
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Fine Arts Quartet
    • PERFORMER
      Fabio Witkowski, Gisele Witkowski, Alexander Bickard
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 11, 2023
    • UPC
      747313448777
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8574487
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: George Enescu

      Ensemble: Fine Arts Quartet

      Performer: Gisele Witkowski

    2. II. Scherzo vivace

      Composer: George Enescu

      Ensemble: Fine Arts Quartet

      Performer: Gisele Witkowski

    3. III. Andante

      Composer: George Enescu

      Ensemble: Fine Arts Quartet

      Performer: Gisele Witkowski

    4. IV. Allegro con spirito

      Composer: George Enescu

      Ensemble: Fine Arts Quartet

      Performer: Gisele Witkowski

    5. Prélude

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Ralph Evans, Niklas Schmidt, Gisele Witkowski, Fabio Witkowski

    6. Gavotte

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Ralph Evans, Niklas Schmidt, Gisele Witkowski, Fabio Witkowski

    7. Aubade in C Major

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Efim Boico, Gil Sharon, Niklas Schmidt

    8. Pastorale

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Ralph Evans, Gisele Witkowski, Fabio Witkowski

    9. Menuet triste

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Ralph Evans, Gisele Witkowski, Fabio Witkowski

    10. Nocturne

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Ralph Evans, Gisele Witkowski, Fabio Witkowski

    11. 2 Romanian Rhapsodies, Op. 11: No. 1 in A Major (arr. J. Enoch for piano and string quintet)

      Composer: George Enescu

      Ensemble: Fine Arts Quartet

      Performer: Alexander Bickard, Fabio Witkowski


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