Artist: Consone Quartet
Album: Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E Flat Major ‘1823’ & String Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 44 No. 3
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2023
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 58:56
Total Tracks: 8
Total Size: 1,02 GB

Tracklist:

1-01. Consone Quartet – String Quartet in E-Flat Major, “1823”: I. Allegro moderato (09:40)
1-02. Consone Quartet – String Quartet in E-Flat Major, “1823”: II. Adagio non troppo (05:13)
1-03. Consone Quartet – String Quartet in E-Flat Major, “1823”: III. Minuetto – Trio (04:56)
1-04. Consone Quartet – String Quartet in E-Flat Major, “1823”: IV. Fuga (04:12)
1-05. Consone Quartet – String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44 No. 3: I. Allegro vivace (13:25)
1-06. Consone Quartet – String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44 No. 3: II. Scherzo. Assai leggiero vivace (04:08)
1-07. Consone Quartet – String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44 No. 3: III. Adagio non troppo (07:55)
1-08. Consone Quartet – String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44 No. 3: IV. Molto allegro con fuoco (09:23)

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Linn is absolutely thrilled to launch a new recording partnership with the Consone Quartet. The first period instrument quartet to be selected as BBC New Generation Artists, the ensemble will embark on a complete Felix Mendelssohn string quartets cycle. Playing on gut strings, thus creating a warm, grainy soundworld akin to analogue photography (as violinist Agata Daraškaitė puts it), the four musicians have drawn inspiration from editions of the time, including Ferdinand David’s own scrupulously marked-up parts, to present fresh accounts of the E flat major quartet ‘1823’ and Op. 44 No. 3. These two works paired together – the former is an early work, the latter is the composer’s penultimate achievement in the genre – allow for some revealing comparisons between styles at different points in Mendelssohn’s life.