Dmitry Daniel Askerov - Ferdinand Thieriot: Chamber Music, Vol. 4 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The Hamburg-born Ferdinand Thieriot (1838-1919) not only shared a teacher - Eduard Marxsen - with Brahms; both composers, who remained friends in later years, use a very similar musical language, one which is richly melodic and effortlessly contrapuntal. The musicologist Wilhelm Altmann wrote that 'Thieriot's chamber music is without exception noble and pure. He writes with perfect command of form and expression' - as the works on this fourth Toccata Classics volume prove, in their exquisite balance of depth and beauty, of Brahmsian richness and Schubertian spontaneity. Album Tracks 1. String Quartet in G minor~I. Allegro non troppo 2. String Quartet in G minor~II. Adagio 3. String Quartet in G minor~III. Intermezzo. Poco Allegro 4. String Quartet in G minor~IV. Vivace 5. String Quartet in B flat major~I. Allegro con moto 6. String Quartet in B flat major~II. Larghetto 7. String Quartet in B flat major~III. Intermezzo. Allegro moderato 8. String Quartet in B flat major~IV. Adagio - Vivace 9. String Quartet in C minor~I. Allegro non tanto 10. String Quartet in C minor~II. Romanze. Andante sostenuto 11. String Quartet in C minor~III. Intermezzo, quasi Scherzo. Allegro vivace 12. String Quartet in C minor~IV. Allegro non troppo