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Verdi & Sibelius, Juilliard Quartet
String Quartets
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (9) - Disc #1
1. String quartet in E minor: I. Allegro
2. String quartet in E minor: II. Andantino
3. String quartet in E minor: III. Prestissimo
4. String quartet in E minor: IV. Scherzo Fuga
5. String Quartet in D minor ('Voces Intimae'), Op. 56: Andante - Allegro molto moderato
6. String Quartet in D minor ('Voces Intimae'), Op. 56: Vivace
7. String Quartet in D minor ('Voces Intimae'), Op. 56: Adagio di molto
8. String Quartet in D minor ('Voces Intimae'), Op. 56: Allegretto (ma pesante)
9. String Quartet in D minor ('Voces Intimae'), Op. 56: Allegro

CD Details

All Artists: Verdi & Sibelius, Juilliard Quartet
Title: String Quartets
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sony
Original Release Date: 1/1/1992
Re-Release Date: 8/25/1992
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 074644819328

Synopsis

Amazon.com essential recording

This enterprising disc couples the only mature string quartets by two composers not known for their chamber music. Verdi's quartet is a late piece that surely deserves a more secure place in the repertoire than it has. It's first-rate music, as is the Sibelius, which comes with the subtitle "Intimate Voices." The fact that neither composer followed up these solo efforts does not detract from their value as music, nor from the Juilliard's achievement in making them sound every bit like the great music they are. --David Hurwitz

CD Reviews

Fine Performances of Unjustifiably Neglected Music

James Skrydlak | Pella, Iowa | 01/19/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Verdi's quartet is his only piece of chamber music, and perhaps the only piece not featuring the human voice. Its lyricism is reminiscent of his operas, and Verdi shows no sign of discomfort with the restrictions of the quartet form. Sibelius, similarly, is known for his symphonies and tone poems, and not for the comparatively little chamber music that he wrote. His quartet, in less-traditional five-movement form, is also a fine work. The Juilliard Quartet's performances, combined with the quality of the compositions, make the listener wish that Verdi and Sibelius had written more than one string quartet each."