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Alan Rawsthorne: Theme and Variations
Theme: Allegro
Variation 1: Capriccietto
Variation 2: Siciliano
Variation 3: Cancrizzante
Variation 4: Rhapsodia
Variation 5: Notturno
Variation 6: Scherzetto
Variation 7: Ostinato
Variation 8: Canone
Variation 9: Fantasia
Alan Rawsthorne: String Quartet No. 1, "Theme and Variations"
Theme: Tempo giusto, espressivo e poco agitato
Variation 1: L'istesso tempo
Variation 2: Andante appassionato
Variation 3: Allegro
Variation 4: Adagio, poco misterioso
Variation 5: Allegro preciso
Variation 6: Prestissimo
Alan Rawsthorne: String Quartet No. 2
I. Maestoso e pesante - Allegretto - Allegro agitato
II. Allegro appassionato sempre molto rubato
III. Allegretto
IV. Theme, Three Variations and Coda
Alan Rawsthorne: String Quartet No. 3
I. Allegro deciso - Allegretto - Allegro deciso
II. Alla ciacona: Andante
III. Molto vivace
March 2007
*****
“The Magginis… display a more subtle variety of vibrato, generally lightening the texture but tightening the screw more effectively at moments of tension.”
November 2006
“Inquisitive readers can rest assured that the Maggini's performance are as deeply pondered as they are powerfully communicative: theirs is music-making of entrancing skill, cogent drive and tangible dedication. Boasting sound and balance of impressive realism, in addition to lucid notes by John Belcher of the Rawsthorne Trust and the composer himself, it's got to be one of my discs of the year.”
2011 edition
“Those last two works [the Second and Third Quartets] increasingly demonstrate the influence of Bartok, without disturbing the distinctive clarity of Rawsthorne's musical idiom. Ideal performances, vividly recorded.”
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Theme: Allegro
