Artist: Quartetto Werther
Album: Fauré: Piano Quartets, Op. 15 & Op.45
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2021
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 44,1 kHz
Duration: 01:05:54
Total Tracks: 8
Total Size: 628 MB

Tracklist:

01. Quartetto Werther – Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15: I. Allegro Molto Moderato (09:44)
02. Quartetto Werther – Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15: II. Scherzo. Allegro Vivo (05:59)
03. Quartetto Werther – Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15: III. Adagio (07:09)
04. Quartetto Werther – Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15: IV. Allegro Molto (08:25)
05. Quartetto Werther – Piano Quartet No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 45: I. Allegro Molto Moderato (11:13)
06. Quartetto Werther – Piano Quartet No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 45: II. Allegro Molto (03:39)
07. Quartetto Werther – Piano Quartet No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 45: III. Adagio Non Troppo (10:31)
08. Quartetto Werther – Piano Quartet No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 45: IV. Allegro Molto (09:12)

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Elusive masterpieces of late-Romantic chamber music newly recorded by a young, much-praised Italian ensemble.Established in Rome in 2016, the Quartetto Werther has already carried off several prizes at chamber-music competitions in its native Italy, and its members have been winners of several competitions for young musicians such as the Premio Geminiani awarded in 2019 to violinist Martina Santarone. As an ensemble they have studied with the Trio di Parma and the Cuarteto Casals, among others.

With this release, their debut commercial recording, the Quartetto Werther has produced finely calibrated, beautifully engineered versions of the two piano quartets which make an ideal introduction to the voice of Gabriel Fauré in the realm of chamber music. The romantic, passionate melodies of the Op.15 celebrated Quartet in C minor are enclosed within relatively strict classical forms, with a songlike Adagio at its expressive heart. The Op.45 Quartet in G minor – something of a signature work for the Quartetto Werther – demonstrates a much bolder departure from the Classical tradition in terms of both structure and harmony. Some of its most striking moments include a mercurial Scherzo and a languorous Adagio.