The Four String Quartets
Album by Carl Nielsen & Kontra Quartet
The Four String Quartets is a set of four chamber works by Danish composer Carl Nielsen, composed between 1889 and 1923. They chart Nielsen's development from late-Romantic harmonic language to a more individual and modern approach, featuring contrapuntal textures, folk-influenced melodies and adventurous tonal shifts that reflect his evolving compositional voice within early 20th-century European chamber music.

First released: April 1991
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Disc 1
- 1.String Quartet in F minor, op. 5: I. Allegro non troppo ma energico13:05
- 2.String Quartet in F minor, op. 5: II. Un poco adagio6:36
- 3.String Quartet in F minor, op. 5: III. Allegretto scherzando5:39
- 4.String Quartet in F minor, op. 5: IV. Allegro appassionato9:53
- 5.String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 14: I. Allegro con brio9:43
- 6.String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 14: II. Andante sostenuto8:12
- 7.String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 14: III. Allegretto pastorale - Presto - Allegretto pastorale5:29
- 8.String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 14: IV. Allegro coraggioso7:53
- 9.Andante lamentoso for String Quintet "Ved en ung kunstners båre"5:09
Disc 2
- 2.String Quartet in G minor, op. 13: I. Allegro energico10:24
- 3.String Quartet in G minor, op. 13: II. Andante amoroso5:57
- 4.String Quartet in G minor, op. 13: III. Allegro molto5:06
- 5.String Quartet in G minor, op. 13: IV. Allegro inquieto6:17
- 6.String Quartet in F major, op. 44: I. Allegro non tanto e comodo7:21
- 7.String Quartet in F major, op. 44: II. Adagio con sentimento religioso6:59
- 8.String Quartet in F major, op. 44: III. Allegretto moderato ed innocente3:29
- 9.String Quartet in F major, op. 44: IV. Molto adagio - Allegro non tanto, ma molto scherzoso6:56
- 10.String Quintet in G major: I. Allegro pastorale8:39
- 11.String Quintet in G major: II. Adagio7:49
- 12.String Quintet in G major: III. Allegretto scherzando4:05
- 13.String Quintet in G major: IV. Allegro molto5:30






