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Zemlinsky: String Quartets Vol 1 / Escher String Quartet

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Details

Composer
ZEMLINSKY
Artist
ESCHER STRING QUARTET
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Aug 27, 2013
Catalog #
8572813
UPC
747313281374

About

Alexander Zemlinsky’s four numbered string quartets span some four decades, moving from the conservatism of his Brahms-inspired youth to the experimental works of his mature years. Written just after the Lyric Symphony (Naxos 8.572048), the Third Quartet is constructed in a cool, austere language far removed from the emotional, expressionistic atmosphere of the Second Quartet. The Fourth Quartet, written in memory of Alban Berg, is a fitting conclusion to an important body of work bridging the Romantic world of the nineteenth century to the modern age of the twentieth. Quartets Nos 1 and 2 will follow on Naxos 8.573088.

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegretto: Gemachlich, innig bewegt 08:33
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegretto: Gemachlich, innig bewegt
    Duration
    08:33
    Composer
    Alexander Zemlinsky
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  2. 2 II. Thema mit Variationen. Geheimnisvoll bewegt, nich zu schnell - Variationen I-VII 05:47
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Thema mit Variationen. Geheimnisvoll bewegt, nich zu schnell - Variationen I-VII
    Duration
    05:47
    Composer
    Alexander Zemlinsky
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  3. 3 III. Romanze: Sehr massige Achtel, Andante sostenuto 04:28
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Romanze: Sehr massige Achtel, Andante sostenuto
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Alexander Zemlinsky
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  4. 4 IV. Burleske: Sehr lebhaft, Allegro moderato 05:22
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Burleske: Sehr lebhaft, Allegro moderato
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    Alexander Zemlinsky
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  5. 5 I. Praludium: Poco adagio 03:37
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Praludium: Poco adagio
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Alexander Zemlinsky
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  6. 6 II. Burleske: Vivace 05:10
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Burleske: Vivace
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Alexander Zemlinsky
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  7. 7 III. Adagietto: Adagio 03:13
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Adagietto: Adagio
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Alexander Zemlinsky
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  8. 8 IV. Intermezzo: Allegretto 04:25
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Intermezzo: Allegretto
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Alexander Zemlinsky
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  9. 9 V. Barcarole (Thema mit Variationen): Poco adagio 05:42
    Track
    9
    Title
    V. Barcarole (Thema mit Variationen): Poco adagio
    Duration
    05:42
    Composer
    Alexander Zemlinsky
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  10. 10 VI. Finale: Doppelfuge: Allegro molto energico 03:14
    Track
    10
    Title
    VI. Finale: Doppelfuge: Allegro molto energico
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Alexander Zemlinsky
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  11. 11 No. 1. Introduction: Andante con moto - Vivace 07:07
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 1. Introduction: Andante con moto - Vivace
    Duration
    07:07
    Composer
    Alexander Zemlinsky
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  12. 12 No. 2. Adagio, misterioso - Tempo di minuett 08:22
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 2. Adagio, misterioso - Tempo di minuett
    Duration
    08:22
    Composer
    Alexander Zemlinsky
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet