Credits:

Handel / Pe / La Lira Di Orfeo

Description:

Stenhammar's complete string quartets are now available as a set. This is the overwhelming masterpiece performed by the eponymous Stenhammar String Quartet! The Stenhammar String Quartet is a quartet of the most famous Swedish composer, Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927), whose name is now synonymous with the Stenhammar Quartet. The complete string quartets by the Stenhammar String Quartet, which bears his name, are now available as a set! Stenhammar left behind works in a variety of musical forms, including symphonies, concertos, vocal works, and operas, and he is a composer whose popularity is growing in Japan due to the active performance of his works by the great master Blomstedt. Among his works, the string quartets are among the best known of Stenhammar's art. The Stenhammar String Quartet, founded in 2002, performs mainly Stenhammar's works, as the name implies, and has received high acclaim both in Sweden and abroad. In recent years, the Stenhammar Quartet has been focusing on contemporary music. In recent years, the Stenhammar Quartet has also focused on contemporary music, and has been commissioned to perform many works by composers from the United States, the United Kingdom, and other countries. The Quartet's precise interpretations of these works are a must-listen for those who are familiar with them.*The three original booklets are enclosed in a clamshell box. King International

Tracklisting:

1.String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 2~I. Allegro
2.String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 2~II. Mesto. Sehr einfach, aber mit der innigsten Empfindug vorzutragen
3.String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 2~III. Molto tranquillo e commodo - Un pochettino piu leggiero
4.String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 2~IV. Allegro energico
5.String Quartet No. 2 in C minor, Op. 14~I. Allegro moderato
6.String Quartet No. 2 in C minor, Op. 14~II. Andante quasi adagio
7.String Quartet No. 2 in C minor, Op. 14~III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio. Molto espressivo
8.String Quartet No. 2 in C minor, Op. 14~IV. Finale. Allegro energico e serioso
9.String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 18~III. Lento sostenuto
10.String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 18~IV. Presto molto agitato - Molto moderato
11.String Quartet No. 6 in D minor, Op. 35~III. Poco adagio
12.String Quartet No. 6 in D minor, Op. 35~IV. Presto