Following an exceptional critical reception of their first volume of Mendelssohn’s Quartets, the Doric String Quartet now completes the project. As in the case of the previous volume, the players juxtapose one of the early quartets (No. 2) with two of the later compositions (No. 3 and No. 4), composed a decade or so later.
Composed in 1827, the Second Quartet pays homage to Beethoven’s outstanding contribution to the genre (Beethoven died in March of that year), but this is no simple pastiche. It is a confident work, Mendelssohn’s individual voice already clearly present. The later quartets are perhaps less overtly revolutionary – Mendelssohn was now an established figure and a recipient of Royal commissions – but nevertheless remain clear milestones in the development of the genre.
Tracklist: Disc 1 (01:00:50)
1. String Quartet No. 2, Op. 13, MWV R22: I. Adagio – Allegro vivace (08:13)
2. String Quartet No. 2, Op. 13, MWV R22: II. Adadgio non lento – Poco più animato (08:26)
3. String Quartet No. 2, Op. 13, MWV R22: III. Intermezzo. Allegretto con moto (04:16)
4. String Quartet No. 2, Op. 13, MWV R22: IV. Presto – Adagio non lento – Recitativo (09:42)
5. String Quartet No. 3, Op. 44 No. 1, MWV R30: I. Molto allegro vivace (12:30)
6. String Quartet No. 3, Op. 44 No. 1, MWV R30: II. Menuetto. Up poco allegretto (05:10)
7. String Quartet No. 3, Op. 44 No. 1, MWV R30: III. Andante espressivo ma con moto (05:37)
8. String Quartet No. 3, Op. 44 No. 1, MWV R30: IV. Presto con brio (06:56)
Disc 2 (28:25)
1. String Quartet No. 4, Op. 44 No. 2, MWV R26: I. Allegro assai appassionato (11:06)
2. String Quartet No. 4, Op. 44 No. 2, MWV R26: II. Scherzo. Allegro di molto (03:54)
3. String Quartet No. 4, Op. 44 No. 2, MWV R26: III. Adante (06:55)
4. String Quartet No. 4, Op. 44 No. 2, MWV R26: IV. Presto agitato – Animato (06:30)
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