Artist: vision string quartet
Album: memento
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2020
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 01:02:13
Total Tracks: 13
Total Size: 1,16 GB

Tracklist:

01. vision string quartet – String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden”: I. Allegro (10:57)
02. vision string quartet – String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden”: II. Theme – (02:16)
03. vision string quartet – String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden”: II. Variation 1 – (02:01)
04. vision string quartet – String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden”: II. Variation 2 – (02:08)
05. vision string quartet – String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden”: II. Variation 3 – (01:41)
06. vision string quartet – String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden”: II. Variation 4 – (02:10)
07. vision string quartet – String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden”: II. Variation 5 & Coda (02:52)
08. vision string quartet – String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden'”: III. Scherzo & Trio (03:44)
09. vision string quartet – String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden”: IV. Presto (08:58)
10. vision string quartet – String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80, MWV R37: I. Allegro vivace assai – Presto (07:11)
11. vision string quartet – String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80, MWV R37: II. Allegro assai (04:28)
12. vision string quartet – String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80, MWV R37: III. Adagio (08:01)
13. vision string quartet – String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80, MWV R37: IV. Finale (Allegro molto) (05:40)

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The album features two string quartets which thematically deal with the subject of death. Schubert’s Death and the Maiden, No. 14 in D Minor, a key piece in chamber music repertoire, dates from 1824. Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80 was composed in 1847. He composed the piece as an homage to his beloved sister Fanny who had died on 17 May 1847 and it bore the title “Requiem for Fanny”. vision string quartet have won awards in numerous competitions, have studied with members of the Artemis Quartet and the Alban Berg Quartet. They are known for their excellent interpretations AND for their innovative concert formats, working with choreographers, light designers, etc.