Souvenir de Florence; String Quartet No. 1

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Salvatore Accardo & Margaret Batjer & Toby Hoffman & Sylvie Gazeau & Rocco Filippini & Gary Hoffman

This album presents two chamber works by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed in 1871 and 1890. Both pieces showcase Tchaikovsky's lyrical melodic writing and Romantic harmonic language, the earlier work employing quartet textures and song-like themes while the later expands the ensemble to richer sonorities and increased contrapuntal complexity, reflecting developments in his compositional craft.

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  1. 1.
    String Sextet in D minor, op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence": I. Allegro con spirito
    11:38
  2. 2.
    String Sextet in D minor, op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence": II. Adagio cantabile e con moto
    11:44
  3. 3.
    String Sextet in D minor, op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence": III. Allegretto moderato
    7:08
  4. 4.
    String Sextet in D minor, op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence": IV. Allegro vivace
    7:49
  5. 5.
    String Quartet No. 1 in D major, op. 11: I. Moderato e semplice
    11:24
  6. 6.
    String Quartet No. 1 in D major, op. 11: II. Andante cantabile
    7:29
  7. 7.
    String Quartet No. 1 in D major, op. 11: III. Scherzo (Allegro non tanto e con fuoco)
    4:21
  8. 8.
    String Quartet No. 1 in D major, op. 11: IV. Finale (Allegro giusto)
    10:10

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