Vilnius String Quartet - Jurgis Karnavičius: String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4 (2021)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 278 Mb | Total time: 62:02 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Ondine| # ODE 1387-2 | Recorded: 2020
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 278 Mb | Total time: 62:02 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Ondine| # ODE 1387-2 | Recorded: 2020
The first volume of the premiere recordings of Jurgis Karnavičius’ (1884–1941) string quartets performed by the Vilnius String Quartet resulted in a growing number of excellent album reviews. It included the composer's romantic and folkmusic-inspired first two quartets. This second volume includes the composer’s last two quartets: Nos. 3 & 4 which are more expressive and modern in nature. Karnavičius wrote his four impressive string quartets during his study and teaching years in St. Petersburg during the 1910s and 1920s, filling the chronological and stylistic gap between the String Quartets of Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich.