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Alan Rawsthorne' three published String Quartets mark the progression of style and language at salient points during his compositional career. String Quartet No. 1 is an early example of Rawsthorne' partiality for variation form. Album Tracks 1. Theme (Allegro) 2. Variation 1 Capriccietto 3. Variation 2 Siciliano 4. Variation 3 Cancrizzante 5. Variation 4 Rhapsodia 6. Variation 5 Notturno 7. Variation 6 Scherzetto 8. Variation 7 Ostinato 9. Variation 8 Canone 10. Variation 9 Fantasia 11. Theme Tempo Giusto, Espressivo E Poco Agitato 12. Variation 1 L'istesso Tempo 13. Variation 2 Andante Appassionato 14. Variation 3 Allegro 15. Variation 4 Adagio, Poco Misterioso 16. Variation 5 Allegro Preciso 17. Variation 6 Prestissimo 18. Maestoso E Pesante - Allegretto - Allegro Agitato 19. Allegro Appassionato Sempre Molto Rubato 20. Allegretto 21. Theme, Three Variations and Coda 22. Allegro Deciso - Allegretto - Allegro Deciso 23. Andante (Alla Ciacona) 24. Molto Vivace
