Composer: Luigi Boccherini, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Joaquín Turina y Perez, Antonio Vivaldi
Performer: Pacifica Quartet, Sharon Isbin
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Cedille
Release: 2019
Size: 1.14 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Quintet for guitar and string quartet, Op. 143
01. I. Allegro, vivo e schietto
02. II. Andante mesto
03. III. Scherzo. Allegro con spirito, alla marcia
04. IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
Vivaldi: Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Largo
07. III. Allegro
08. Turina: La oración del torero for string quartet, Op. 34
Boccherini: Quintet No. 4 in D G448 ‘Fandango’
09. I. Pastorale (After G. 270)
10. II. Allegro maestoso (After G. 270)
11. III. Grave assai – IV. Fandango (After G. 341)
When musicians of the stature of multiple-Grammy winner Sharon Isbin and the Grammy-winning Pacifica Quartet collaborate, it’s a safe assumption that mastery of such technical niceties as intonation, phrasing, and overall musicality will be a given. Still, I’ll risk redundancy by praising Isbin’s clear, well-rounded tone and variety of attack and articulation that, combined with the Quartet’s silken polish and liquid phrasing, so enhance these performances.