Maggini Quartet - String Quartets & String Trio - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The English composer John Ireland drew his inspiration from his country' heritage, it's poetry and it's landscapes. He emerged as a celebrated composer towards the end of World War I, having destroyed almost all of his student works. Album Tracks 1. Allegro 2. Molto Allegro 3. Andante Moderato 4. Finale Vivace 5. Allegro Moderato 6. Nocturne Andante 7. Scherzo Presto 8. Poco Allegro - Grazioso - Meno Mosso - Allegretto - Allegretto Semplice - L'istesso Tempo - Vivace

Album Tracks 1. Adagio - Allegro Appassionato 2. Adagio Molto 3. Allegretto Grazioso - Animato 4. Allegro Agitato - Allegro Moderato - Adagio Molto 5. Andante Moderato - Allegro Moderato 6. Andante Con Moto 7. Allegro Energico

The Maggini Quartet' Naxos recording of Edmund Rubbra' String Quartet No. 2 was praised as 'uperbly integrated... undeniably a great success' by Gramophone. His remaining three string quartets, heard here, mark Rubbra as a great, though still undervalued. Album Tracks 1. I. Allegro Moderato 2. II. Lento 3. III. Vivace (Revised 1946 Version) 4. I. Largo Ma Molto Flessibile - Allegretto 5. II. Adagio 6. III. Allegro Leggiero 7. I. Andante Moderato, Ma Liberamente - Allegretto Scherzando 8. II. Adagio E Con Molta Espressione