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The London String Quartet was Britain’s leading chamber ensemble for two decades and 2010 marked the centenary of its first concerts. Equally well known in America, this collection includes five programmes performed at the Library of Congress from 1943 to 1951, issued here for the first time. The collection includes well known works, as well as more obscure ones by Bridge, Kreisler and Foster.
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59, No. 3, "Rasumovsky"
I. Andante con moto - Allegro vivace
II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
III. Menuetto: Grazioso
IV. Allegro molto
Johannes Brahms: String Quartet No. 3 in B flat major, Op. 67
I. Vivace
II. Andante
III. Agitato: Allegretto non troppo
IV. Poco allegretto con variazioni
Claude Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
I. Anime et tres decide
II. Assez vif et bien rythme
III. Andantino doucement expressif
IV. Tres modere - En animant peu a peu - Tres mouvemente et avec passion
Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet No. 61 in D minor, Op. 76, No. 2, Hob.III:76, "Fifths"
I. Allegro
II. Andante o piu tosto allegretto
III. Menuetto: Allegro ma no troppo
IV. Vivace assai
Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet No. 62 in C major, Op. 76, No. 3, Hob.III:77, "Emperor"
I. Allegro
II. Poco adagio, cantabile
III. Menuetto: Allegro
IV. Finale: Presto
Robert Schumann: String Quartet No. 3 in A major, Op. 41, No. 3
I. Andante espressivo - Allegro molto moderato
II. Assai agitato - Un poco adagio - Tempo risoluto
III. Adagio molto
IV. Finale: Allegro molto vivace
Ernst Toch: String Quartet No. 12, Op. 70
I. Calmly and evenly flowing, utmost tenderness and intimacy
II. Adagio
III. Pensive serenade
IV. Vigorous
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95, "Serioso"
I. Allegro con brio
II. Allegretto ma non troppo
III. Allegro assai vivace, ma serioso
IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato - Allegro
Erno Dohnanyi: String Quartet No. 2 in D flat major, Op. 15
I. Andante - Allegro
II. Presto acciaccato
III. Molto adagio
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro
II. Allegro ma non tanto
III. Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenden an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart: Molto adagio - Neue Kraftfuhtend: Andante - Molto adagio
IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace
V. Allegro appassionato
Franz Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, Op. 29, No. 1, D. 804
I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Andante
III. Menuetto: Allegretto
IV. Allegro moderato
Ernest Bloch: Prelude
Prelude
Ernest Bloch: Paysages
North
Tongataboo
Alpestre
Ernest Bloch: In the Mountains
In the Mountains: Rustic Dance
Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F major
I. Allegro moderato
II. Assez vif
III. Tres Lent
IV. Vif et agite
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K. 465, "Dissonance"
I. Adagio - Allegro
II. Andante cantabile
III. Menuetto: Allegro
IV. Allegro molto
John Blackwood McEwen: String Quartet No. 6 in A major, "Biscay"
I. Le Phare: Allegro maestoso - Tranquillo - Tempo I
II. Les Dunes: Andante mesto
III. La Racleuse: Vivace - Allegretto leggiero
Johannes Brahms: String Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Andante moderato
III. Quasi Minuetto, moderato
IV. Finale: Allegro non assai
Cesar Franck: String Quartet in D major, M. 9
I. Poco lento - Allegro
II. Scherzo: Vivace
III. Larghetto
IV. Finale: Allegro molto
Ralph Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge
No. 1. On Wenlock Edge
No. 2. From far, from eve and morning
No. 3. Is my team ploughing?
No. 4. Oh, when I was in love with you
No. 5. Bredon Hill
No. 6. Clun
Franz Schubert: String Quartet No. 12 in C minor, D. 703, "Quartettsatz"
String Quartet No. 12 in C minor, D. 703, "Quartettsatz"
Edward Elgar: String Quartet in E minor, Op. 83
I. Allegro moderato
II. Piacevole (poco andante)
III. Allegro molto
Frank Bridge: 3 Idylls
No. 1. Adagio molto espressivo
No. 2. Allegretto poco lento
No. 3. Allegro con moto
Frank Bridge: An Irish Melody, "Londonderry Air"
An Irish Melody, "Londonderry Air"
Fritz Kreisler: String Quartet in A minor
String Quartet in A minor: IV. Retrospection
Stephen C. Foster: Susanna (Oh! Susanna) (arr. for string quartet)
Susanna (Oh! Susanna) (arr. for string quartet)
Stephen C. Foster: Gwine to run all night (De Camptown Races) (arr. for string quartet)
Gwine to run all night (De Camptown Races) (arr. for string quartet)
Stephen C. Foster: Old Folks at Home (arr. for string quartet)
Old Folks at Home (arr. for string quartet)
Stephen C. Foster: Laura Lee (arr. for string quartet)
Laura Lee (arr. for string quartet)
Stephen C. Foster: Beautiful Dreamer (arr. for string quartet)
Beautiful Dreamer (arr. for string quartet)
Stephen C. Foster: Gentle Annie (arr. for string quartet)
Gentle Annie (arr. for string quartet)
Stephen C. Foster: Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (arr. for string quartet)
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (arr. for string quartet)
Stephen C. Foster: Old Black Joe (Poor Old Joe) (arr. for string quartet)
Old Black Joe (Poor Old Joe) (arr. for string quartet)
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