String Quartets

Album by Edvard Grieg & Amanda Maier & Julius Röntgen & The Zilliacus Quartet

String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27 is a string quartet by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, completed in 1878. The work features lyrical melodies, modal inflections and rich harmonic colouring drawn from Norwegian folk music within Romantic-era chamber textures, and it stands as Grieg's only mature contribution to the string quartet repertoire, illustrating his adaptation of nationalistic elements into classical forms.

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  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 2 in F major: I. Allegro vivace e grazioso
    9:25
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 2 in F major: II. Allegro scherzando
    7:06
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 2 in F major: III. Adagio
    7:40
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 2 in F major: IV. Allegro giocoso
    6:53
  5. 5.
    String Quartet in A major: I. Allegro vivace e grazioso
    10:54
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in A major: II. Andante
    4:33
  7. 7.
    String Quartet in A major: III. Allegro non troppo
    6:33
  8. 8.
    String Quartet in A major: IV. Finale. Presto
    7:53
  9. 9.
    String Quartet no. 12 in G-sharp minor: I. Andante sostenuto
    7:08
  10. 10.
    String Quartet no. 12 in G-sharp minor: II. Vivace
    1:50
  11. 11.
    String Quartet no. 12 in G-sharp minor: III. Lento
    4:39
  12. 12.
    String Quartet no. 12 in G-sharp minor: IV. Allegro passionato
    5:18

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