Composer(s): Isasi, Andres
Ensemble(s): Isasi Quartet
Label: Naxos
Series: Spanish Classics
Genre: Chamber Music
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.572463
Barcode: 747313246373
Release Date: 07/2012

ISASI, A.: String Quartets, Vol. 1 (Isasi Quartet) - Nos. 0 and 2

Andrés Isasi’s youthful promise can be heard in the easy romance of his Grieg and Dvořák influenced String Quartet No 0. This falls outside the numbered sequence of his quartets but retained the composer’s affection and was never withdrawn from circulation. Given its première performance by the Isasi Quartet in 2010, the substantial String Quartet No 2 is more symphonic in manner, and Isasi re-used movements in orchestral works such as the Suite No 2 (8.557584). This is the first of three volumes of Isasi’s complete string quartets.

Tracklist

Isasi, Andres
Isasi Quartet (Ensemble)
1 I. Allegro moderato ed espressivo 08:51
Isasi Quartet (Ensemble)
2 II. Molto lento 04:21
Isasi Quartet (Ensemble)
3 III. Berceuse: Andante molto tranquillo 03:51
Isasi Quartet (Ensemble)
4 IV. Final: Un poco andante - Allegro 07:03
Isasi Quartet (Ensemble)
Isasi Quartet (Ensemble)
5 I. Allegro agitato 10:16
Isasi Quartet (Ensemble)
6 II. Adagio 06:36
Isasi Quartet (Ensemble)
7 III. Intermezzo: Allegretto giocoso - Fuga: Allegro serioso 05:53
Isasi Quartet (Ensemble)
8 IV. Final: Allegro - Allegro moderato 07:37
Isasi Quartet (Ensemble)

Total Playing Time: 54:28