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Weinberg: String Quartets, Vol. 5

Contemporary Melancholic Dark Intimate Dramatic
$21.99

Details

Composer
Mieczyslaw Weinberg
Artist
Arcadia Quartet
Format
CD
Label
Chandos
Released
Apr 25, 2025
Catalog #
CHAN 20328
UPC
0095115232828

About

The Arcadia Quartet reaches the penultimate release in it's acclaimed complete Weinberg string quartets series with this volume, featuring Quartets Nos 3, 9, and 14. As in previous volumes, the works are taken from contrasting periods of Weinberg's compositional development, and so present a varied programme that works in it's own right. Quartet No. 3, composed in 1944, could be considered as the first 'mature' quartet, and is set in three movements. The Ninth Quartet, composed in 1963, dates from his self-described 'starry decade', when his work was championed by a significant group of enthusiastic performers, including Emil Gilels, Leonid Kogan, Kirill Kondrashin, Rudolf Barshai, and the Borodin Quartet. Quartet No. 14 dates from 1978, three years after the death of Weinberg's great friend and mentor Shostakovich: a time when Weinberg was questioning and renewing his artistic identity. The album also includes the short Improvisation and Romance, from 1950.

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 I. Presto - 07:36
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Presto -
    Duration
    07:36
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Ensemble
    Arcadia Quartet
  2. 2 II. Andante sostenuto - 07:49
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante sostenuto -
    Duration
    07:49
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Ensemble
    Arcadia Quartet
  3. 3 III. Allegretto 04:53
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Ensemble
    Arcadia Quartet
  4. 4 Improvisation 03:24
    Track
    4
    Title
    Improvisation
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Ensemble
    Arcadia Quartet
  5. 5 Romance 03:59
    Track
    5
    Title
    Romance
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Ensemble
    Arcadia Quartet
  6. 6 I. Allegro molto - 06:23
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Allegro molto -
    Duration
    06:23
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Ensemble
    Arcadia Quartet
  7. 7 II. Allegretto - 06:01
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Allegretto -
    Duration
    06:01
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Ensemble
    Arcadia Quartet
  8. 8 III. Andante - 10:21
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Andante -
    Duration
    10:21
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Ensemble
    Arcadia Quartet
  9. 9 IV. Allegro moderato 06:39
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    06:39
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Ensemble
    Arcadia Quartet
  10. 10 I. dotted quarter note = 96 - 03:03
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. dotted quarter note = 96 -
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Ensemble
    Arcadia Quartet
  11. 11 II. quarter note = 63 - 03:51
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. quarter note = 63 -
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Ensemble
    Arcadia Quartet
  12. 12 III. quarter note = 108 - 05:11
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. quarter note = 108 -
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Ensemble
    Arcadia Quartet
  13. 13 IV. dotted quarter note = 54 - 03:45
    Track
    13
    Title
    IV. dotted quarter note = 54 -
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Ensemble
    Arcadia Quartet
  14. 14 V. quarter note = 152 - Doppio più lento 08:32
    Track
    14
    Title
    V. quarter note = 152 - Doppio più lento
    Duration
    08:32
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Ensemble
    Arcadia Quartet