Composer: Peter Arnold Heise
Performer: Nordic String Quartet
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Dacapo
Catalogue: 8.224734
Release: 2023
Size: 2.33 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
String Quartet No. 2 in G major
01. I. Allegro molto vivace
02. II. Largo
03. III. Menuetto. Allegro
04. IV. Allegro molto
String Quartet No. 1 in B minor
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Larghetto
07. III. Scherzo. Prestissimo
08. IV. Allegro vivace
String Quartet No. 3 in B flat major
09. I. Moderato assai – Allegro assai vivace
10. II. Scherzo. Presto agitato
11. III. Andante sostenuto
12. IV. Finale. Molto allegro
Between 1851 and 1857, Peter Heise (1830–1879) wrote six string quartets for the intimate musical soirées of Copenhagen’s refined upper class. Heise was a celebrated and cherished composer in his native Denmark, but his quartets sadly fell into obscurity. In the first installment of their two-part series, the Nordic String Quartet revives these elegantly fluid works with a spacious and lyrical approach, infusing a sensibility attuned to Heise’s distinctive poetic touch.