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Five string quartets by Carl Reinecke from all the phases of his career, from it's beginnings to his old age, are extant. He himself played the first violin in his father's quartet and in this way very early became acquainted with an extensive quartet repertoire. When he began composing his first quartet, he not only was familiar with the contributions to this genre by Mozart and Beethoven but also knew Schumann's brand new Quartets op. 41. Reinecke pays homage to Schumann's music in particular in the lyrical moments of his Quartet No. 2. He composed the Quartets Nos. 3 and 4 during his years as the conductor of the Gewandhaus Orchestra. No. 3 surprises us with it's expansive key plans, which also make us sit up and take notice in his subsequent quartets and undermine the cliché of a epigone who rigidly adhered to convention and academism. In his last contribution to the genre, the Quartet No. 5, he remains true to his style. This work perhaps sounds somewhat less like Schumann and somewhat more like Brahms, whose music Reinecke very much admired.
Tracklist:
- String Quartet No. 2 In F Major, Op. 30: I. Allegro Con Brio
- String Quartet No. 2 In F Major, Op. 30: II. Andante
- String Quartet No. 2 In F Major, Op. 30: III. Scherzo. Vivace
- String Quartet No. 2 In F Major, Op. 30: IV. Finale. Allegro Molto Vivace
- String Quartet No. 4 In D Major, Op. 211: I. Lento - Allegro
- String Quartet No. 4 In D Major, Op. 211: II. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
- String Quartet No. 4 In D Major, Op. 211: III. Scherzo. Vivace Ma Non Troppo, Quasi Allegretto
- String Quartet No. 4 In D Major, Op. 211: IV. Finale. Allegro Giocoso
- String Quartet No. 1 In E-Flat Major, Op. 16: I. Allegro Agitato
- String Quartet No. 1 In E-Flat Major, Op. 16: II. Andante
- String Quartet No. 1 In E-Flat Major, Op. 16: III. Scherzo. Presto
- String Quartet No. 1 In E-Flat Major, Op. 16: IV. Finale. Molto Vivace
- String Quartet No. 5 In G Minor, Op. 287: I. Allegro
- String Quartet No. 5 In G Minor, Op. 287: II. Adagio
- String Quartet No. 5 In G Minor, Op. 287: III. Allegretto
- String Quartet No. 5 In G Minor, Op. 287: IV. Finale. Molto Moderato E Maestoso - Allegro Con Brio, Ma Un Poco Maestoso
- String Quartet No. 3 In C Major, Op. 132: I. Allegro Animato
- String Quartet No. 3 In C Major, Op. 132: II. Lento Ma Non Troppo
- String Quartet No. 3 In C Major, Op. 132: III. Molto Moderato
- String Quartet No. 3 In C Major, Op. 132: IV. Finale. Allegro Molto E Con Brio
UPC: 761203518425
Label: Cpo Records
Release Date: 4.12.19
Format: CD
