Isasi Quartet - Complete String Quartets 2 [CD]

Isasi Quartet - Complete String Quartets 2 (CD NEW)

Label: Naxos
Format: CD
Release Date: 19 Nov 2013

Brand New

Album Tracks

1. Allegro Grazioso
2. Romanze
3. Scherzo
4. Rondo
5. I
6. Scherzo
7. Adagio Molto Espressivo
8. Aria in D Major
9. Scherzetto in F minor
10. Preludio in a Major, Op. 51, No. 1, 'Jinete de Abril'

The second of three volumes devoted to Andres Isasi's complete string quartets is again performed by the composer's foremost champions, the Isasi Quartet, who premiered all the works on this recording. String Quartet No. 4 in D major reveals his vibrant and imaginative use of textures and his affiliations with the music of Dvorak. Though unfinished, the 1921 String Quartet No. 3 in E minor fuses melodic richness and serenity. Each of the three smaller pieces shows contrast and warmth, not least the beautifully eloquent Prelude in a major.