Composer: Robert Schumann
Performer: Quatuor Hanson, Adam Laloum
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Catalogue: HMM90272627
Release: 2024
Size: 3.87 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 41 No. 1
01. I. Introduzione. Andante espressivo – Allegro
02. II. Scherzo. Presto
03. III. Adagio
04. IV. Presto
String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 41 No. 2
05. I. Allegro vivace
06. II. Andante quasi variazioni
07. III. Scherzo. Presto – Trio
08. IV. Allegro molto vivace
CD 02
String Quartet No. 3 in A Major, Op. 41 No. 3
01. I. Andante espressivo – Allegro molto moderato
02. II. Assai agitato
03. III. Adagio molto
04. IV. Finale. Allegro molto vivace
Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44
05. I. Allegro brillante
06. II. In Modo d’una Marcia. Un poco largamente
07. III. Scherzo. Molto vivace
08. IV. Allegro ma non troppo
Far from the dark, tortured image often associated with his music, the works on this album testify to an astonishingly serene period in Schumann’s life. A fine subject for this first album by the Hanson Quartet for harmonia mundi, whose members are partnered by Adam Laloum for a thrilling reading of a masterpiece of the Romantic repertory: the Piano Quintet.