Composer: Fritz Kreisler, Anton Webern, Egon Wellesz, Alexander von Zemlinsky
Performer: Auner Quartett
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Gramola
Catalogue: GRAM99220
Release: 2021
Size: 258 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Zemlinsky: String Quartet No. 1 in A major, Op. 4
01. I. Allegro con fuoco
02. II. Allegretto
03. III. Breit und kräftig
04. IV. Vivace e con fuoco
Wellesz: String Quartet No. 5, Op. 60
05. I. Maestoso
06. II. Allegretto comodo
07. III. In memoriam
08. Webern: Langsamer Satz, (slow movement), Op. post. (1905)
09. Kreisler: Syncopation
“May you yet see dawn after this long night!” These words by Stefan Zweig, written in exile in his Farewell letter are the motto for this recording of the Auner Quartet, presenting string quartets by Alexander Zemlinsky (Opus 4 from 1896), Egon Wellesz (his 5th string quartet from the year 1943, by the subtitle “In memoriam” which refers to the lost years) and by Anton Webern (Langsamer Satz from 1905), which are all references to Vienna at the turn of the century.