Composer: Andrés Isasi
Performer: Isasi Quartet
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8572464
Release: 2013
Size: 282 MB
Recovery: +3%
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String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 31
01. I. Allegro grazioso
02. II. Romanze
03. III. Scherzo
04. IV. Rondo
String Quartet No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 30
05. I. —
06. II. Scherzo
07. III. Adagio molto espressivo
08. Aria in D Major
09. Scherzetto in F Minor
Preludio in A Major, Op. 51
10. No. 1, “Jinete de Abril”
The second of three volumes devoted to Andrés Isasi’s complete string quartets is again performed by the composer’s foremost champions, the Isasi Quartet, who premiered all the works on this recording. String Quartet No. 4 in D major reveals his vibrant and imaginative use of textures and his affiliations with the music of Dvořàk. Though unfinished, the 1921 String Quartet No. 3 in E minor fuses melodic richness and serenity. Each of the three smaller pieces shows contrast and warmth, not least the beautifully eloquent Prelude in A major.