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Alexander von Zemlinsky: String Quartets Nos. 2 & 4, Two Movements for String Quartet

by Zemlinsky Quartet

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String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15 I. Sehr mäßig - Heftig und leidenschaftlich 03:27
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String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15 II. Moderato - Andante mosso - Allegretto 06:28
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String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15 II. Adagio 08:23
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String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15 III. Schnell - attaca 05:30
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String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15 IV. Andante - Mit energischer Entschlossenheit 03:28
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String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15 IV. Allegro molto - Langsam - Andante 11:11
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String Quartet No. 4, Op. 25 I. Präludium. Poco adagio 03:45
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String Quartet No. 4, Op. 25 II. Burleske. Vivace 05:01
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String Quartet No. 4, Op. 25 III. Adagietto. Adagio 02:42
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String Quartet No. 4, Op. 25 IV. Intermezzo. Allegretto 04:12
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String Quartet No. 4, Op. 25 V. Thema mit Variationen (Barcarole). Poco adagio 05:11
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String Quartet No. 4, Op. 25 VI. Finale. Doppelfuge. Allegro molto, energico 03:16
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Two Movements for String Quartet I. Introduktion. Andante con moto - Vivace – L’Istesso tempo, un poco andando - Tempo der Introduktion - Vivace, tempo primo 06:08
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Two Movements for String Quartet II. Adagio, misterioso - Poco più mosso - Poco più, tempo di minuetto - Adagio, tempo primo - Tempo di minuetto, poco mosso 06:51

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In one word, Webern summed up the evolution of each of Zemlinsky’s four quartets: Aufbruch (departure) corresponding to No. 1, Op.4 and getting out from under Brahms’ shadow; Wende (the turning point) for No. 2, Op. 15, an Expressionistic block of gigantic Mahlerian proportions and a single motto theme; Reduktion of the epic dimension but not of the burlesque, sardonic grin in No. 3, Op. 19; and Maskenspiel (mask game) for No. 4, Op. 25, a ‘lyric suite’ in homage to Alban Berg, imbued with Schubertian clarity and transcended Classicism.

Awards: 5 by Diapason, Ensemble, The Strad

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released September 1, 2011

Zemlinsky Quartet (Ensemble)

DSD MULTI-CHANNEL RECORDED IN PRAGUE, MARTINEK STUDIO, MARCH 29-30 (Op.15),
APRIL 4-6 2011.

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