Composer: Friedrich Ernst Fesca
Performer: Amaryllis Quartett
Number of Discs: 4
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: CPO
Catalogue: 777483-2
Release: 2021
Size: 1.08 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 2 No. 1
01. I. Allegro moderato
02. II. Poco adagio
03. III. Menuetto. Allegro
04. IV. Finale. Allegro
String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 2 No. 2
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Siciliano. Andantino
07. III. Menuetto. Un poco allegro
08. IV. Finale. Andante con moto
String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 2 No. 3
09. I. Allegro
10. II. Andante
11. III. Scherzando. Presto
12. IV. Rondo. Un poco allegretto
CD 02
String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 7 No. 1
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Larghetto con moto
03. III. Menuetto. Allegro
04. IV. Finale. Allegro
String Quartet in E minor, op. 7 No. 2
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Adagio
07. III. Scherzando. Vivace
08. IV. Finale. Allegro con spirito
CD 03
String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 14
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio non troppo
03. III. Scherzando
04. IV. Rondo. Un poco allegretto
CD 04
String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 4
01. I. Poco adagio – Allegro
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Menuetto. Allegro molto
04. IV. Finale. Allegro molto
String Quartet in C Major, Op. 36
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Siciliano. Andante
07. III. Menuetto. Molto moderato
08. IV. Finale. Vivace
Since Friedrich Ernst Fesca, the father of Alexander Fesca, had received an excellent education as a violinist, it is not surprising that his masterfully elaborated string quartets contributed significantly to the establishment of his outstanding reputation as a composer. Until 1818 he published a total of twelve quartets, and two others followed in 1819 and then again in 1824-25. For a decade Fesca was one of the most-reviewed quartet composers, and it is documented that he was one of the most performed such composers for an even longer period of time. On Vol. 2 the quality and originality of his string quartets again are revealed above all in the balance with which he combines mellow harmony, contrapuntal expertise, and formally integrated virtuosity. The eight quartets are interpreted by the Amaryllis Quartet, which at the very latest since its triumph with the finalists prize at the Premio Paolo Borciani in Reggio Emilia in 2011 has numbered among the leading string quartets of its generation. Pearls for friends of chamber music who delight in discovery!