Box Set - Complete Mendelssohn String Quartets, Vol. 1 / 2 / 3
To celebrate our 35th anniversary and 175 years since Felix Mendelssohn's death, we're offering a special 'Three for Thirty five' deal on our complete box set of Mendelssohn's String Quartets throughout 2022. That's a saving of NZ$40!
Immerse yourself in the beauty of Mendelssohn's most initmate compositions, and revel in the NZSQ's sumptuous interpretations across this complete box set - the perfect gift for the music-lover in your life!
With their often turbulent and dark-hued openings, poignant slow movements, elfin Scherzos reminiscent of the music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and tense, thrilling last movements of perpetual motion, Mendelssohn’s String Quartets are works of considerable emotional range and mastery of form.
Listen Now: Vol. 1 / Vol. 2 / Vol. 3
Track Listing: Vol. 1
String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80
i. Allegro vivace assai
ii. Allegro assai
iii. Adagio
iv. Finale: Allegro molto
String Quartet No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 12
i. Adagio non troppo - Allegro non tardante
ii. Canzonetta: Allegretto - Più mosso
iii. Andante espressivo
iv. Molto allegro e vivace
String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2
i. Allegro assai appassionato
ii. Scherzo: Allegro di molto
iii. Andante
iv. Presto agitato
Track Listing: Vol. 2
Capriccio in E minor, Op. 81 No. 3
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13i. Adagio
ii. Adagio non lento
iii. Intermezzo: Allegretto con moto
iv. Presto
Fugue in E flat major, Op. 81 No. 4
String Quartet No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 44 No. 3i. Allegro vivace
ii. Scherzo: Assai leggiero vivace
iii. Adagio non troppo
iv. Molto Allegro con fuoco
Track Listing: Vol. 3
String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44 No. 1
i. Molto allegro vivace
ii. Menuetto: Un poco allegretto
iii. Andante espressivo con moto
iv. Presto con brio
Andante (Tema con Variazioni) in E major, Op. 81 No. 1
Scherzo In A Minor Op. 81 No. 2
String Quartet in E flat major, Op. '0'i. Allegro moderato
ii. Adagio ma non troppo
iii. Minuetto
iv. Fuga
March 2008 Naxos Classical Catalogue 8.570001
Producer: Norbert Kraft & Bonnie SilverEngineer: Norbert Kraft
October 2009 Naxos Classical Catalogue 8.570002
Producer: Bonnie Silver & Norbert Kraft
Engineer: Norbert Kraft
May 2010 Naxos Classical Catalogue 8.570003
Producer: Bonnie Silver & Norbert Kraft
Engineer: Norbert Kraft
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