Williams / Verdi Quartett - Vaughan Williams: The Complete String Quartets - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Until their dissolution, the Verdi Quartet was one of the most prominent ensembles in the German chamber music scene for over three decades. They have made invaluable contributions far beyond their home with their highly-regarded complete recordings of Schubert and Brahms and the, until now, unique recordings of the string quartets of Ernst Toch. Cpo has now released the Inchfarewell giftInch of the quartet, fulfilling a long-held wish by the ensemble - the three quartets of the British Inchlate RomanticInch Ralph Vaughan Williams. These again offer the InchVerdisInch the opportunity to live out their much-praised virtues in all their intimacy and go full circle from his early declaration of love for the English folk song to the consoling swansong that the great composer wrote in the darkest of times at the age of 72. Album Tracks 1. String Quartet in C minor~Allegro 2. String Quartet in C minor~Andantino 3. String Quartet in C minor~Intermezzo. Allegretto 4. String Quartet in C minor~Variazione con finale fugato 5. String Quartet No. 1 in G minor~Allegro moderato 6. String Quartet No. 1 in G minor~Minuet and Trio. Tempo di Minuetto 7. String Quartet No. 1 in G minor~Romance. Andante sostenuto 8. String Quartet No. 1 in G minor~Finale. Rondo Capriccioso. Allegro molto 9. String Quartet No. 2 in A minor~Prelude. Allegro appassionato 10. String Quartet No. 2 in A minor~Romance. Largo 11. String Quartet No. 2 in A minor~Scherzo. Allegro 12. String Quartet No. 2 in A minor~Epilogue. Andante sostenuto