Quartetto Werther - Fauré - Piano Quartets, Op. 15 & Op. 45 (2021) [Official Digital Download]

Elusive masterpieces of late-Romantic chamber music newly recorded by a young, much-praised Italian ensemble.

Established in Rome in 2016, the Quartetto Werther has already carried off several prizes at chamber-music competitions in its native Italy, and its members have been winners of several competitions for young musicians such as the Premio Geminiani awarded in 2019 to violinist Martina Santarone. As an ensemble they have studied with the Trio di Parma and the Cuarteto Casals, among others.

With this release, their debut commercial recording, the Quartetto Werther has produced finely calibrated, beautifully engineered versions of the two piano quartets which make an ideal introduction to the voice of Gabriel Fauré in the realm of chamber music. The romantic, passionate melodies of the Op.15 celebrated Quartet in C minor are enclosed within relatively strict classical forms, with a songlike Adagio at its expressive heart. The Op.45 Quartet in G minor – something of a signature work for the Quartetto Werther – demonstrates a much bolder departure from the Classical tradition in terms of both structure and harmony. Some of its most striking moments include a mercurial Scherzo and a languorous Adagio.

TRACKLIST

01. Quartetto Werther - Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15: I. Allegro Molto Moderato
02. Quartetto Werther - Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15: II. Scherzo. Allegro Vivo
03. Quartetto Werther - Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15: III. Adagio
04. Quartetto Werther - Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15: IV. Allegro Molto
05. Quartetto Werther - Piano Quartet No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 45: I. Allegro Molto Moderato
06. Quartetto Werther - Piano Quartet No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 45: II. Allegro Molto
07. Quartetto Werther - Piano Quartet No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 45: III. Adagio Non Troppo
08. Quartetto Werther - Piano Quartet No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 45: IV. Allegro Molto



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