Enso String Quartet - Pleyel: String Quartets, Op. 2, Nos. 1-3 (2005)
BAND/ARTIST: Enso String Quartet
- Title: Pleyel: String Quartets, Op. 2, Nos. 1-3
- Year Of Release: 2005
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
- Total Time: 00:55:38
- Total Size: 221 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. String Quartet in A Major, Op. 2, No. 1, Ben. 307: I. Allegro
02. String Quartet in A Major, Op. 2, No. 1, Ben. 307: II. Andante grazioso
03. String Quartet in A Major, Op. 2, No. 1, Ben. 307: III. Menuetto
04. String Quartet in C Major, Op. 2, No. 2, Ben. 308: I. Allegro moderato
05. String Quartet in C Major, Op. 2, No. 2, Ben. 308: II. Adagio cantabile
06. String Quartet in C Major, Op. 2, No. 2, Ben. 308: III. Finale. Allegro
07. String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 2, No. 3, Ben. 309: I. Adagio
08. String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 2, No. 3, Ben. 309: II. Allegro assai
09. String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 2, No. 3, Ben. 309: III. Grazioso
For listeners who know and love every single string quartet that Haydn and Mozart ever wrote and whose only complaint is that they didn't write more, meet Ignace Pleyel. While not in the same league as those two masters' quartets, Pleyel's quartets are still charming enough, inventive enough, and lovely enough to merit an occasional listening. These Quartets (3), Op. 2, from 1784 are three-movement works with pleasant melodies, agreeable harmonies, delightful rhythms, and more than competent if less than inspired structures. As performed here by the more than adequate if less than thrilling Enso Quartet, Pleyel's Opus 2 quartets have about as much appeal as can be imagined. The Enso's Allegros have dash, the Menuettos have elegance, and the Adagio cantabile and Andante grazioso have lyricism. For listeners who don't already know every single string quartet Haydn and Mozart ever composed, by all means, try them first. But for listeners for whom Haydn's Opus 1 and Mozart's K. 80 are as mother's milk, Pleyel's Opus 2 may be just the thing to add spice to the aural diet. Naxos' sound is a wee bit distant but functional.
01. String Quartet in A Major, Op. 2, No. 1, Ben. 307: I. Allegro
02. String Quartet in A Major, Op. 2, No. 1, Ben. 307: II. Andante grazioso
03. String Quartet in A Major, Op. 2, No. 1, Ben. 307: III. Menuetto
04. String Quartet in C Major, Op. 2, No. 2, Ben. 308: I. Allegro moderato
05. String Quartet in C Major, Op. 2, No. 2, Ben. 308: II. Adagio cantabile
06. String Quartet in C Major, Op. 2, No. 2, Ben. 308: III. Finale. Allegro
07. String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 2, No. 3, Ben. 309: I. Adagio
08. String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 2, No. 3, Ben. 309: II. Allegro assai
09. String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 2, No. 3, Ben. 309: III. Grazioso
For listeners who know and love every single string quartet that Haydn and Mozart ever wrote and whose only complaint is that they didn't write more, meet Ignace Pleyel. While not in the same league as those two masters' quartets, Pleyel's quartets are still charming enough, inventive enough, and lovely enough to merit an occasional listening. These Quartets (3), Op. 2, from 1784 are three-movement works with pleasant melodies, agreeable harmonies, delightful rhythms, and more than competent if less than inspired structures. As performed here by the more than adequate if less than thrilling Enso Quartet, Pleyel's Opus 2 quartets have about as much appeal as can be imagined. The Enso's Allegros have dash, the Menuettos have elegance, and the Adagio cantabile and Andante grazioso have lyricism. For listeners who don't already know every single string quartet Haydn and Mozart ever composed, by all means, try them first. But for listeners for whom Haydn's Opus 1 and Mozart's K. 80 are as mother's milk, Pleyel's Opus 2 may be just the thing to add spice to the aural diet. Naxos' sound is a wee bit distant but functional.
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