Composer: Leone Sinigaglia
Performer: Archos Quartet, Wawrzyniec Szymański
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8574495
Release: 2023
Size: 443 MB
Recovery: +3%
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01. Romanza, Op. 3
02. Ave Maria for String Quartet
03. Allegro energico
04. Gavotta for String Quartet
05. Novelletta
06. Moderato mosso
07. Scherzo in D Major
08. Adagio
09. Momento antico (Version for string quartet)
String Trio in A major
10. I. Allegro
11. II. Andante, Tema con variazioni
12. III. Scherzo – Trio
13. IV. Allegro
Trio-Serenata (Serenade), Op. 33
14. I. Allegro moderato
15. II. Intermezzo
16. III. Egloga
17. IV. Capriccio
The second volume of Leone Sinigaglia’s music for string quartet (Volume 1 is on 8.574183) explores a series of generally shorter pieces for the medium. These deeply expressive works, such as the yearning Romanza for string quartet and horn, combine compositional rigour with a flowing Italianate lyricism nurtured in the years 1888–89. Also included are the String Trio in A major, which evokes the world of the Baroque through its Bachian counterpoint, and the Trio-Serenata, fusing elysian beauty with joyful elegance. All but one of these pieces are world premiere recordings, many of which are played from the composer’s original manuscripts.