Vaughan Williams: The Complete String Quartets

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Label
CPO
Release Date
August 16, 2024
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Ralph Vaughan Williams
    • PERFORMER
      Verdi Quartett
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 16, 2024
    • UPC
      0761203534524
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      555345-2
    • LABEL
      CPO
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro

      Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Ensemble: Verdi Quartet

    2. II. Andantino

      Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Ensemble: Verdi Quartet

    3. III. Intermezzo: Allegretto

      Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Ensemble: Verdi Quartet

    4. IV. Variazione con finale fugato

      Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Ensemble: Verdi Quartet

    5. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Ensemble: Verdi Quartet

    6. II. Minuet and Trio: Tempo di minuetto

      Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Ensemble: Verdi Quartet

    7. III. Romance: Andante sostenuto

      Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Ensemble: Verdi Quartet

    8. IV. Finale: Rondo Capriccioso - Allegro molto

      Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Ensemble: Verdi Quartet

    9. I. Prelude: Allegro appassionato

      Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Ensemble: Verdi Quartet

    10. II. Romance: Largo

      Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Ensemble: Verdi Quartet

    11. III. Scherzo: Allegro

      Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Ensemble: Verdi Quartet

    12. IV. Epilogue: Andante sostenuto

      Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Ensemble: Verdi Quartet


Until their dissolution, the Verdi Quartet was one of the most prominent ensembles in the German chamber music scene for over three decades. They have made invaluable contributions far beyond their home with their highly-regarded complete recordings of Schubert and Brahms and the, until now, unique recordings of the string quartets of Ernst Toch. Cpo has now released the "farewell gift" of the quartet, fulfilling a long-held wish by the ensemble - the three quartets of the British "late Romantic" Ralph Vaughan Williams. These again offer the "Verdis" the opportunity to live out their much-praised virtues in all their intimacy and go full circle from his early declaration of love for the English folk song to the consoling swansong that the great composer wrote in the darkest of times at the age of 72.