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Nicolo Paganini: Quartets for Strings and Guitar Nos. 3, Op.

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Details

Composer
Nicolo Paganini
Artist
Paganini Ensemble Vienna
Format
CD
Label
Dynamic
Released
Nov 21, 2025
Catalog #
DYN-CDS8072
UPC
8007144080723

About

Of Paganini's fifteen quartets with guitar only six were published during his lifetime. They represent his finest body of chamber compositions as can be heard in the three quartets for violin, viola, guitar and cello, Op. 4. Of them, No. 3 in A major is a masterpiece, with French-styled inspiration, rich lyricism and piquant invention, while the virtuosic, almost concerto-like No. 8 in A major embodies his quatuor brillant writing, with it's Rossinian resonances. No. 12 in A minor is the most 'symphonic' of the three, containing formal originality, one of the most moving of Paganini's slow movements, and his most serious-minded finale.

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 I. Potpourri: Allegro 05:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Potpourri: Allegro
    Duration
    05:59
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Ensemble
    Paganini Ensemble Vienna
  2. 2 II. Minuetto alla Spagnola: Andantino 02:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Minuetto alla Spagnola: Andantino
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Ensemble
    Paganini Ensemble Vienna
  3. 3 III. Romance: Adagio non tanto 06:35
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Romance: Adagio non tanto
    Duration
    06:35
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Ensemble
    Paganini Ensemble Vienna
  4. 4 IV. Rondo: Allegretto 06:48
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Rondo: Allegretto
    Duration
    06:48
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Ensemble
    Paganini Ensemble Vienna
  5. 5 I. Allegro 10:18
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    10:18
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Ensemble
    Paganini Ensemble Vienna
  6. 6 II. Minuetto: Andantino 04:39
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Minuetto: Andantino
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Ensemble
    Paganini Ensemble Vienna
  7. 7 III. Cantabile molto adagio 03:43
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Cantabile molto adagio
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Ensemble
    Paganini Ensemble Vienna
  8. 8 IV. Rondo: Allegretto 06:02
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Rondo: Allegretto
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Ensemble
    Paganini Ensemble Vienna
  9. 9 I. Allegro giusto 08:37
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro giusto
    Duration
    08:37
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Ensemble
    Paganini Ensemble Vienna
  10. 10 II. Tenuto con precisione 05:17
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Tenuto con precisione
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Ensemble
    Paganini Ensemble Vienna
  11. 11 III. Minuetto: Allegretto mosso 11:01
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Minuetto: Allegretto mosso
    Duration
    11:01
    Composer
    Niccolò Paganini
    Ensemble
    Paganini Ensemble Vienna