from Grieg: String Quartets Nos 1 & 2 (CDH55299) 1 Sostenuto – Allegro vivace e grazioso [12'22] 29 minutes 46 seconds 4 tracks2 Allegro scherzando – Più vivo – Minore da capo sin' al fine [7'51] 3 Adagio [6'09] 4 Allegro giocoso [3'24] ‘The first quartet is dense, intense, and given its full due in this grand reading’ (BBC Music Magazine) |