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Karnavicius: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 / Vilnius String Quartet
Ondine

Karnavicius: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 / Vilnius String Quartet

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Details

Composer
KARNAVICIUS, JURGIS
Artist
VILNIUS STRING QUARTET
Format
CD
Label
Ondine
Released
Mar 12, 2021
Catalog #
ODE 1351-2
UPC
0761195135129

About

Composer Jurgis Karnavicius (1884–1941) made significant contributions to the cultural life in Lithuania after returning back to his home country in the late 1920s. Karnavicius was a pupil Maximilian Steinberg at the St. Peterburg Conservatory later becoming a professor in his alma mater. During his years in St. Petersburg, the composer wrote four impressive String Quartets, filling the chronological and stylistic gap between the String Quartets of Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich. Karnavicius’ String Quartet No. 1 was published by Belaieff. Its folkloristic elements bring to mind the late quartets of Dvorák. Karnavicius’ second Quartet, written a few years later and distributed by Universal Edition Vienna, already shows first signs of a shift towards Expressionism. In this album the Lithuanian Vilnius String Quartet offer world premiere recordings of these two forgotten gems.

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro moderato 11:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    11:00
    Composer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
    Ensemble
    Vilnius String Quartet
  2. 2 II. Allegro - Moderato - Allegro 07:08
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro - Moderato - Allegro
    Duration
    07:08
    Composer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
    Ensemble
    Vilnius String Quartet
  3. 3 III. Andante - Poco più mosso - Moderato - Poco più lento 08:47
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Andante - Poco più mosso - Moderato - Poco più lento
    Duration
    08:47
    Composer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
    Ensemble
    Vilnius String Quartet
  4. 4 IV. Allegro 07:47
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    07:47
    Composer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
    Ensemble
    Vilnius String Quartet
  5. 5 I. Molto moderato - Allegro moderato 12:45
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Molto moderato - Allegro moderato
    Duration
    12:45
    Composer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
    Ensemble
    Vilnius String Quartet
  6. 6 II. Allegretto - Sostenuto - Allegretto 10:03
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Allegretto - Sostenuto - Allegretto
    Duration
    10:03
    Composer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
    Ensemble
    Vilnius String Quartet
  7. 7 III. Andante 10:42
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    10:42
    Composer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
    Ensemble
    Vilnius String Quartet
  8. 8 IV. Allegro 08:07
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    08:07
    Composer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
    Ensemble
    Vilnius String Quartet