Schumann Quartett – Chiaroscuro (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:09:58 minutes | 718 MB | Genre: Classical
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We are standing in a picture gallery of music. All around us we can hear snippets of the great works for string quartets, along with unfamiliar things to delight the ear; it is truly a music-lover’s paradise. “Chiaroscuro” forms the conclusion of a rather special trilogy of albums by the Schumann Quartet and at the same time marks a journey’s end. After the quartet searched their own roots with their first album “Landscapes” and engaged with their namesake Robert Schumann on the follow-up album “Intermezzo”, they are now completing their journey with the new album “Chiaroscuro”. As of today there is a second foretaste of the upcoming album: Shostakovich’s “Elegy” from string quartet 15. The piece can be heard from today on all common platforms.
Tracklist:
1 Five Fugues for String Quartet, K. 405: No. 3, Fugue in E-Flat Major 01:56
2 Fugue in E-Flat Major, Op. 81 No. 4 05:20
3 Five Fugues for String Quartet, K. 405: No. 1, Fugue in C Minor 01:37
4 String Quartet No. 2 “Company”: I. — 02:40
5 String Quartet No. 2 “Company”: II. — 01:46
6 String Quartet No. 2 “Company”: III. — 01:57
7 String Quartet No. 2 “Company”: IV. — 02:25
8 Five Fugues for String Quartet, K. 405: No. 2, Fugue in D Major 01:39
9 Two Pieces for String Quartet: I. Elegy. Adagio 04:29
10 Two Pieces for String Quartet: II. Polka. Allegretto 02:35
11 Five Fugues for String Quartet, K. 405: No. 4, Fugue in D Minor 02:56
12 Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, Op. 9 04:31
13 Five Fugues for String Quartet, K. 405: No. 5, Fugue in E Major 02:40
14 String Quartet No. 2 “Intimate Letters”: I. Andante – Con moto – Allegro 06:13
15 String Quartet No. 2 “Intimate Letters”: II. Adagio – Vivace 05:38
16 String Quartet No. 2 “Intimate Letters”: III. Moderato – Andante – Adagio 05:25
17 String Quartet No. 2 “Intimate Letters”: IV. Allegro – Andante – Adagio 08:06
18 Lullaby for String Quartet 08:11
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