String Quartets 1 & 2

Album by Dmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky & Stenhammar Quartet

String Quartets 1 & 2 is an album featuring the Stenhammar Quartet's 2017 recordings of Dmitri Kabalevsky's two string quartets, composed in 1928 and 1945 respectively. The first quartet reflects Kabalevsky's early compositional style, while the second, written during the final years of World War II, conveys the dramatic events of that period.
First released: 25th July 2017

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 1 op. 8 in A minor: I. Andante – Allegro moderato
    9:10
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 1 op. 8 in A minor: II. Vivace
    5:28
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 1 op. 8 in A minor: III. Andantino
    6:17
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 1 op. 8 in A minor: IV. Allegro assai
    8:36
  5. 5.
    String Quartet no. 2 op. 44 in G minor: I. Allegro molto ed energico
    9:29
  6. 6.
    String Quartet no. 2 op. 44 in G minor: II. Andante non troppo
    7:51
  7. 7.
    String Quartet no. 2 op. 44 in G minor: III. Scherzando leggiero
    4:46
  8. 8.
    String Quartet no. 2 op. 44 in G minor: IV. Adagio molto sostenuto
    3:10
  9. 9.
    String Quartet no. 2 op. 44 in G minor: V. Adagio - Vivace giocoso
    8:08

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