String Quartets 1-3 / Piano Quintet

Album by Robert Schumann & Gringolts Quartet & Peter Laul

String Quartets Nos. 1–3 and the Piano Quintet form a collection of chamber works by Robert Schumann, composed in 1842. Rooted in the Romantic tradition, these pieces feature lyrical melodies, rich harmonic language and close textural interplay between piano and strings, and they mark a concentrated phase in Schumann's output when he focused on chamber music.
First released: September 2011

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 1 in A minor, op. 41 no. 1: I. Introduzione: Andante espressivo – Allegro
    10:18
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 3 in A, op. 41 no. 3: I. Andante espressivo – Allegro molto moderato
    7:30
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 1 in A minor, op. 41 no. 1: II. Scherzo: Presto – Intermezzo
    4:09
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 3 in A, op. 41 no. 3: II. Assai agitato – Un poco adagio – Tempo risoluto
    6:42
  5. 5.
    String Quartet no. 1 in A minor, op. 41 no. 1: III. Adagio
    5:33
  6. 6.
    String Quartet no. 3 in A, op. 41 no. 3: III. Adagio molto
    8:01
  7. 7.
    String Quartet no. 1 in A minor, op. 41 no. 1: IV. Allegro molto vivace
    6:05
  8. 8.
    String Quartet no. 3 in A, op. 41 no. 3: IV. Finale: Allegro molto vivace
    6:49
  9. 9.
    String Quartet no. 2 in F, op. 41 no. 2: I. Allegro vivace
    6:00
  10. 10.
    Piano Quintet in E-flat, op. 44: I. Allegro brillante
    8:26
  11. 11.
    String Quartet no. 2 in F, op. 41 no. 2: II. Andante, quasi variazioni
    7:53
  12. 12.
    Piano Quintet in E-flat, op. 44: II. In modo d’una marcia. Un poco largamente
    8:30
  13. 13.
    Piano Quintet in E-flat, op. 44: III. Scherzo: Molto vivace
    4:47
  14. 14.
    String Quartet no. 2 in F, op. 41 no. 2: III. Scherzo: Presto
    2:57
  15. 15.
    String Quartet no. 2 in F, op. 41 no. 2: IV. Allegro molto vivace
    7:09
  16. 16.
    Piano Quintet in E-flat, op. 44: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
    7:07

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