Composer: Artur Schnabel
Performer: Noa Frenkel, Irmela Roelcke, Pellegrini Quartett
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: CPO
Catalogue: 7776222
Release: 2012
Size: 295 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
String Quartet No. 1
01. I. Allegro energico e con brio
02. II. Andantino grazioso
03. III. Larghetto (so ruhig wie nur denkbar)
04. IV. Prestissimo (Ausserst rasch und heftig, stets mit Humor)
05. Notturno, Op. 16
This new cpo recording couples Artur Schnabel’s ‘Notturno’ for alto and piano with his First String Quartet. Schnabel, who is best known as a pianist than composer, was influenced by many composers from Brahms to Schoenberg. His ‘Notturno’ which owes something to Mahler, Busoni, Schreker and Schoenberg, is completely independent in its handling of form, phrasing and musical logic. His First String Quartet is a large-scale piece performed by the Pellegrini Quartett.