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Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E Flat Major; String Quartet No. 3 / Consone Quartet
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Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E Flat Major; String Quartet No. 3 / Consone Quartet

$20.99

Details

Composer
Felix Mendelssohn
Artist
Consone Quartet
Format
CD
Label
Linn Records
Released
Mar 24, 2023
Catalog #
CKD716
UPC
691062071628

About

Linn is absolutely thrilled to launch a new recording partnership with the Consone Quartet. The first period instrument quartet to be selected as BBC New Generation Artists, the ensemble will embark on a complete Felix Mendelssohn string quartets cycle. Playing on gut strings, thus creating a warm, grainy soundworld akin to analogue photography (as violinist Agata Daraškaite puts it), the four musicians have drawn inspiration from editions of the time, including Ferdinand David’s own scrupulously marked-up parts, to present fresh accounts of the E flat major quartet ‘1823’ and Op. 44 No. 3. These two works paired together – the former is an early work, the latter is the composer’s penultimate achievement in the genre – allow for some revealing comparisons between styles at different points in Mendelssohn’s life.

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro moderato 09:37
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    09:37
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Consone Quartet
  2. 2 II. Adagio non troppo 05:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio non troppo
    Duration
    05:13
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Consone Quartet
  3. 3 III. Minuetto - Trio 05:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Minuetto - Trio
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Consone Quartet
  4. 4 IV. Fuga 04:10
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Fuga
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Consone Quartet
  5. 5 I. Allegro vivace 13:27
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    13:27
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Consone Quartet
  6. 6 II. Scherzo: Assai leggiero vivace 04:08
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Assai leggiero vivace
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Consone Quartet
  7. 7 III. Adagio non troppo 07:55
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Adagio non troppo
    Duration
    07:55
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Consone Quartet
  8. 8 IV. Molto Allegro con fuoco 09:17
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Molto Allegro con fuoco
    Duration
    09:17
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Consone Quartet