String Quartets Nos. 1 - 3

Album by Robert Schumann & Fine Arts Quartet

String Quartets Nos. 1-3 is a set of three string quartets by the German composer Robert Schumann, composed and published in 1842. The works blend classical quartet forms with Romantic harmony and lyrical melodic writing, featuring contrapuntal interplay, varied textures and rhythmic drive, and they represent Schumann's concentrated return to chamber music during his productive 1842 period.

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  1. 1.
    String Quartet in A minor, Op. 41 No. 1: I. Introduzione: Andante espressivo - Allegro
    9:37
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in A minor, Op. 41 No. 1: II. Presto - Intermezzo
    3:48
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in A minor, Op. 41 No. 1: III. Adagio
    5:49
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in A minor, Op. 41 No. 1: IV. Presto
    6:45
  5. 5.
    String Quartet in F major, Op. 41 No. 2: I. Allegro vivace
    4:41
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in F major, Op. 41 No. 2: II. Andante quasi Variazioni
    8:30
  7. 7.
    String Quartet in F major, Op. 41 No. 2: III. Scherzo: Presto
    3:08
  8. 8.
    String Quartet in F major, Op. 41 No. 2: IV. Allegro molto vivace
    4:46
  9. 9.
    String Quartet in A major, Op. 41 No. 3: I. Andante espressivo - Allegro molto moderato
    8:07
  10. 10.
    String Quartet in A major, Op. 41 No. 3: II. Assai agitato - Un poco adagio - Tempo risoluto
    7:12
  11. 11.
    String Quartet in A major, Op. 41 No. 3: III. Adagio molto
    8:54
  12. 12.
    String Quartet in A major, Op. 41 No. 3: IV. Allegro molto vivace
    7:39

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