String Quartets

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Benjamin Britten & Brodsky Quartet

String Quartets are a set of three chamber works by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed between 1871 and 1876. They combine Romantic melodic lyricism and rich harmonic writing with classical quartet forms, translating Tchaikovsky's orchestral colours into intimate four-part textures and representing his principal contributions to chamber music within his broader orchestral-focused career.

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  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 11: I. Moderato e semplice
    12:23
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 11: II. Andante cantabile
    7:34
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 11: III. Scherzo. Allegro non tanto e con fuoco
    4:14
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 11: IV. Finale. Allegro giusto
    7:22
  5. 5.
    Three Divertimenti: I. March
    3:52
  6. 6.
    Three Divertimenti: II. Waltz
    3:03
  7. 7.
    Three Divertimenti: III. Burlesque
    3:26
  8. 8.
    String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 25: I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro vivo
    9:08
  9. 9.
    String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 25: II. Allegretto con slancio
    2:57
  10. 10.
    String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 25: III. Andante calmo
    10:49
  11. 11.
    String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 25: IV. Molto vivace
    3:51

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