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Greig: String Quartets 1 and 2
Categories: Chamber Music
Budget Periods: Romantic
Composers: Edvard Grieg
Performers: Jet Roling, Raphael Quartet
Budget Periods: Romantic
Composers: Edvard Grieg
Performers: Jet Roling, Raphael Quartet
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
String Quartets Nos 1 & 2 (completed Rontgen)
Fugue in F minor String Quartet
Andante con moto in C minor for Piano Trio
Raphael Quartet
Jet Roling, piano
| Track Listing | Time | MP3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 27 | |||
| 1 | Un poco andante - Allegro molto ed agitato | 12:20 | |
| 2 | Romanze: Andantino - Allegro agitato | 6:52 | |
| 3 | Intermezzo: Allegro molto marcato - Piu vivo e scherzando | 6:45 | |
| 4 | Finale: Lento - Presto al Saltarello | 9:13 | |
| 5 | Fugue in F minor for String Quartet: Allegro con fuoco | 3:12 | |
| 6 | Andante con moto in C minor for Piano Trio | 9:47 | |
| String Quartet No. 2 in F major (completed by Julius Rontgen) | |||
| 7 | Sostenuto: Allegro vivace e grazioso | 9:20 | |
| 8 | Allegro scherzando - Piu vivo | 6:33 | |
| 9 | Adagio (original world premiere recording) | 7:29 | |
| 10 | Allegro giocoso (original world premiere recording) | 6:06 |
"the Raphael Quartet give us R�ntgen�s conjectural realisation of the sketches to the remaining two movements Grieg had planned for the F major (no.2) quartet�. The performances have plenty of spirit, and the recorded sound is excellent"
(Penguin Guide 1999, 3 stars)