Mendelssohn - Complete String Quartets, Quintets, Sextets & Octet
Brilliant Classics | 2011 | 6 CD | 6 RAR | 833 Mb
MP3 192 Kbps | Lame encoded | Covers | Fserve, Fsonic
Brilliant Classics | 2011 | 6 CD | 6 RAR | 833 Mb
MP3 192 Kbps | Lame encoded | Covers | Fserve, Fsonic
Probably no composer other than Mozart displayed such a prodigious talent in childhood as that displayed by the young Mendelssohn. His early flowering genius made him something of a phenomenon, and this saw his stature in adulthood rise to equal (rightly so) that of the greats - Bach, Beethoven and of course Mozart. This was followed by the inevitable decline in reputation - his comfortable upper middle class upbringing in a Berlin banking family, that included philosopher Moses Mendelssohn hardly fitted the late 19th century image of the struggling and tortured soul of the romantic artist. The effects of perversions of the Nazi German regime which banned his music as he was a Jew almost sealed his fate apart from the affection held by performers for a handful of his works. But Mendelssohn is so much more than the composer of the Scottish and Italian Symphonies, the Violin Concerto and the oratorio Elijah. The chamber music reveals not only his youthful precociousness as heard in the Octet composed at the age of 16 and a work of pure genius - but also in the sextet which ranks only a little behind its famous sibling for sheer bravura and craftsmanship. The string quartets are seriously underrated works, and show Mendelssohn’s deep appreciation of Beethoven’s quartets. These are masterful works that repay closer acquaintance. Mendelssohn today is rightfully considered one of the great composers and the works in this 6CD set get right to the heart and soul of a man over-praised during his life and for too long under-appreciated in death.
contents:
cd 1
Gewandhaus-Quartett
String Quartet in E flat Op.12
Adagio non troppo – Allegro non tardante
Canzonetta: Allegretto
Andante espressivo
Molto allegro e vivace
String Quartet in A minor Op.13
Adagio – Allegro vivace
Adagio non lento
Intermezzo: Allegretto con moto – Allegro di molto
Presto – Adagio non lento
cd 2
Gewandhaus-Quartett
String Quartet in D Op.44 No.1
Molto allegro vivace
Menuetto: Un poco allegretto
Andante espressivo ma con moto
Presto con brio
String Quartet in E minor Op.44 No.2
Allegro assai appassionata
Scherzo: Allegro di molto
Andante
Presto agitato
cd 3
Gewandhaus-Quartett
String Quartet in E flat minor Op.44 No.3
Allegro vivace
Scherzo: Assai leggiero
Adagio non troppo
Molto allegro con fuoco
String Quartet in F minor Op.80
Allegro vivace assai
Allegro assai
Adagio
Finale: Allegro molto
cd 4
Gewandhaus-Quartett
Four Pieces for String Quartet Op.81
Andante sostenuto (with variation) in E
Scherzo: Allegro leggiero in A minor
Capriccio: Andante con moto – Allegro fugato, assai vivacein E minor
Fuga: A tempo ordinario in E flat minor
String Quartet in E flat
Allegro moderato
Adagio non troppo
Minuetto
Fuga
cd 5
Sharon Quartet
String Quintet in A major Op.18
Allegro con moto
Intermezzo, andante sostenuto
Scherzo, allegro di molto
Allegro vivace
String Quintet in B flat major Op.87
Allegro vivace
Andante scherzando
Adagio e lento
Allegro molto vivace
cd 6
Amati String Orchestra
Piano Sextet in D major Op.110, for piano, violin, 2 violas, cello & double-bass
Allegro vivace
Adagio
Menuetto
Allegro vivace
Octet for Strings in E flat major Op.20
Allegro moderato ma con fuoco
Andante
Scherzo,allegro leggierissimo
Presto
cd 1
Gewandhaus-Quartett
String Quartet in E flat Op.12
Adagio non troppo – Allegro non tardante
Canzonetta: Allegretto
Andante espressivo
Molto allegro e vivace
String Quartet in A minor Op.13
Adagio – Allegro vivace
Adagio non lento
Intermezzo: Allegretto con moto – Allegro di molto
Presto – Adagio non lento
cd 2
Gewandhaus-Quartett
String Quartet in D Op.44 No.1
Molto allegro vivace
Menuetto: Un poco allegretto
Andante espressivo ma con moto
Presto con brio
String Quartet in E minor Op.44 No.2
Allegro assai appassionata
Scherzo: Allegro di molto
Andante
Presto agitato
cd 3
Gewandhaus-Quartett
String Quartet in E flat minor Op.44 No.3
Allegro vivace
Scherzo: Assai leggiero
Adagio non troppo
Molto allegro con fuoco
String Quartet in F minor Op.80
Allegro vivace assai
Allegro assai
Adagio
Finale: Allegro molto
cd 4
Gewandhaus-Quartett
Four Pieces for String Quartet Op.81
Andante sostenuto (with variation) in E
Scherzo: Allegro leggiero in A minor
Capriccio: Andante con moto – Allegro fugato, assai vivacein E minor
Fuga: A tempo ordinario in E flat minor
String Quartet in E flat
Allegro moderato
Adagio non troppo
Minuetto
Fuga
cd 5
Sharon Quartet
String Quintet in A major Op.18
Allegro con moto
Intermezzo, andante sostenuto
Scherzo, allegro di molto
Allegro vivace
String Quintet in B flat major Op.87
Allegro vivace
Andante scherzando
Adagio e lento
Allegro molto vivace
cd 6
Amati String Orchestra
Piano Sextet in D major Op.110, for piano, violin, 2 violas, cello & double-bass
Allegro vivace
Adagio
Menuetto
Allegro vivace
Octet for Strings in E flat major Op.20
Allegro moderato ma con fuoco
Andante
Scherzo,allegro leggierissimo
Presto