Ensemble(s): Camerata Boccherini
Label: Naxos
Series: Spanish Classics
Genre: Chamber Music
Period: Classical
Catalogue No: 8.557628
Barcode: 747313262823
Release Date: 11/2005

ARRIAGA: String Quartets (Complete)

Known as “The Spanish Mozart” after his premature death at the age of 19, Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga was a precociously talented composer as well as an excellent violinist. With a style somewhere between Mozart and the early romanticism of Beethoven or Schubert, his three String Quartets, published in Paris in 1824, demonstrate Arriaga’s genius for winning melodies, emotional pathos and innovative structure.

Tracklist

Arriaga, Juan Crisóstomo de
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1 I. Allegro 06:47
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2 II. Adagio con espressione 05:48
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3 III. Menuetto - Allegro - Trio più moderato 02:53
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4 IV. Adagio - Allegretto 07:30
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5 I. Allegro con brio 08:10
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6 II. Andante con variaciones 06:46
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7 III. Menuetto - Scherzo - Trio 03:14
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8 IV. Andante ma non troppo - Allegro 04:50
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9 I. Allegro 07:53
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10 II. Pastorale - Andantino 05:46
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11 III. Menuetto - Allegro - Trio plus lent 03:08
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12 IV. Presto agitato 06:18
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Total Playing Time: 01:09:03