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Composer
Felix Mendelssohn, Fanny Mendelssohn, Juri Seo
Artist
Esme Quartet
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Alpha
Released
Sep 04, 2026
Catalog #
ALPHA1271
UPC
3701624512715

About

This album - the third to be released on Alpha Classics - is entitled Nui (a Korean word meaning 'sister'). The Esme Quartet pays tribute to Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn, with Fanny's Quartet in E-Flat major, written during the final year of her life, which finds a poignant echo in Felix's Quartet No. 6 in F minor, written in the aftermath of his sister's sudden death: The Esme Quartet hears in Fanny's Quartet an 'intimate and penetrating voice, reaching outwards with urgency, tenderness and vulnerability.' The programme also features a new work commissioned from the Korean-American composer Juri Seo, inspired by the traditional Korean song Eommaya nunaya ('Mother, Sister'). 'This song evokes a peaceful, distant place where loved ones gather and the heart finds rest, offering a quiet sense of comfort that resonates naturally with the emotional landscape of the Mendelssohns,' concludes the Esme Quartet, which is celebrating it's tenth anniversary with this new recording.

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 I. Adagio ma non troppo 04:34
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Adagio ma non troppo
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Ensemble
    Esmé Quartet
  2. 2 II. Allegretto 03:30
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegretto
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Ensemble
    Esmé Quartet
  3. 3 III. Romanze 07:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Romanze
    Duration
    07:31
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Ensemble
    Esmé Quartet
  4. 4 IV. Allegro molto vivace 05:44
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro molto vivace
    Duration
    05:44
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Ensemble
    Esmé Quartet
  5. 5 River at The End of The Mind 08:10
    Track
    5
    Title
    River at The End of The Mind
    Duration
    08:10
    Composer
    Juri Seo
    Ensemble
    Esmé Quartet
  6. 6 I. Allegro vivace assai 07:33
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Allegro vivace assai
    Duration
    07:33
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Esmé Quartet
  7. 7 II. Allegro assai 04:42
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Allegro assai
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Esmé Quartet
  8. 8 III. Adagio 07:49
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    07:49
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Esmé Quartet
  9. 9 IV. Finale: Allegro molto 05:55
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro molto
    Duration
    05:55
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Esmé Quartet