String Quartets No. 1 & No. 3

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & The Heath Quartet

String Quartets No. 1 & No. 3 are chamber music works by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed in 1871 and 1876 respectively. They exemplify Tchaikovsky's late-Romantic chamber writing, combining lyrical melodies, expressive harmonies and dramatic contrasts, and reflect his engagement with more intimate, domestic forms within his 1870s output.

First released: 18th November 2016

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1.
String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11: I. Moderato e semplice
11:08
2.
String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11: II. Andante cantabile
6:34
3.
String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11: III. Scherzo. Allegro non tanto e con fuoco
3:57
4.
String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11: IV. Finale. Allegro giusto
9:23
5.
String Quartet No. 3 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 30: I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro moderato
15:24
6.
String Quartet No. 3 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 30: II. Allegretto vivo e scherzando
3:56
7.
String Quartet No. 3 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 30: III. Andante funebre e doloroso, ma con moto
9:53
8.
String Quartet No. 3 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 30: IV. Finale. Allegro non troppo e risoluto
6:03