Great Chamber Music
CD 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Adagio in E major, KV 261
Rondo in C major, KV 373
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
V. Ciaccona
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, op. 24 “Spring”
I. Allegro
II. Adagio molto espressivo
III. Scherzo: Allegro moderato
IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840) Capriccios for Solo Violin, op. 1
No. 11 in C major: Andante. Presto. Tempo I
No. 5 in A minor: Agitato
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Chanson russe (trasc.: Stravinsky/S. Dushkin)
Franz Ries (1846-1932)
Perpetuum mobile, op. 34 No. 5
Maria Theresia von Paradis (1759-1824)
Sicilienne in E flat major
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005
IV. Allegro assai
Nathan Milstein (violin), Arthur Balsam (piano), recorded in Ascona, 11.10.1957
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CD 2
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, op. 5 No. 2
I. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo
II. Allegro molto più tosto presto
III. Rondo: Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
12 Variations in G major on “See, the Conquering Hero Comes “ from Handel’s “Judas Maccabäus” for Cello and Piano, WoO 45
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
12 Variations in F major on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen” from Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” for Cello and Piano, op. 66
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, op. 69
I. Allegro ma non tanto
II. Scherzo: Allegro molto
III. Adagio cantabile
IV. Allegro vivace
Pierre Fournier (cello), Jean Fonda (piano), recorded in Ascona, 21.08.1964
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CD 3
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Violin Sonata No. 4 in A major, op. 23
I. Presto
II. Andante scherzoso, più allegretto
III. Allegro molto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Violin Sonata in B flat major, KV 378
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andantino sostenuto e cantabile
III. Rondo: Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, op. 96
I. Allegro moderato
II. Adagio espressivo. III. Scherzo: Allegro
IV. Poco allegretto. Adagio espressivo. Allegro
Arthur Grumiaux (violin), Clara Haskil (piano), recorded in Ascona, 22.08.1960
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CD 4
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, KV 421
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Minuetto: Allegro
IV. Allegro ma non troppo
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) String Quartet No. 12 in F major, op. 96 “The American”
I. Allegro
II. Lento
III. Molto vivace
IV. Finale: Vivace ma non troppo
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) String Quartet in F major
Modéré. Très doux
II. Assez vif. Très rythmé
III. Très lent
IV. Agité
Quartetto Italiano (Paolo Borciani, Elisa Pegreffi (violins), Piero Farulli (viola), Franco Rossi (cello)), recorded in Ascona, 10.09.1968
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CD 5
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) String Quartet No. 16 in F major, op. 135
I. Allegretto
II. Vivace
III. Lento assai e cantante tranquillo
IV. Grave, ma non troppo. Allegro (Der schwer gefasste Entschluss. Muss es sein? Es muss sein!)
Alban Berg (1885-1935) Lyric Suite
I. Allegretto gioviale
II. Andante amoroso
III. Allegretto misterioso. Trio estatico
IV. Adagio appassionato
V. Presto delirando
VI. Largo desolato
Juilliard String Quartet (Robert Mann, Earl Carlyss (violins), Samuel Rhodes (viola), Claus Adam (cello)), recorded in Ascona, 24.08.1970
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CD 6
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Octet in F major, D 803
I. Adagio. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Allegro vivace. Trio
IV. Andante con variazioni
V. Menuetto : Allegretto. Trio
VI. Andante molto. Allegro
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Grand Duo in A major for Violin and Piano, D 574
I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo: Presto
III. Andantino
IV. Allegro vivace
Wiener Oktett (1-6), Willy Boskovsky (conductor (1-6)), Franco Gulli (violin (7-10)), Enrica Cavallo (piano (7-10)), recorded in Lugano, 25.06.1953 (1-6), 09.07.1956 (7-10)
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CD 7
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) String Quartet No. 39 in C major, Hob. III: 39
I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo: Allegretto
III. Adagio
IV. Finale: Rondo (Presto)
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, D 87
I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo: Prestissimo
III. Adagio
IV. Allegro
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D 810 “Death and the Maiden”
I. Allegro
II. Andante con moto
III. Scherzo: Allegro molto
IV. Presto
Smetana Quartet (Jiri Novak, Lubomir Kostecky (violins), Milan Skampa (viola), Antonin Kohout (cello)), recorded in Lugano, 19.03.1979 (5-8), 15.03.1982 (1-4, 9-12)
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CD 8
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Flute Quartet in C major, KV 285b
I. Allegro
II. Andantino con variazioni
Flute Quartet in A major, KV 298
I. Andantino
II. Menuetto
III. Rondo: Allegretto grazioso
Prelude and Fugue in D minor for String Trio, KV 404a
Prelude
Fugue
Flute Quartet in G major, KV 285a
I. Andante
II. Tempo di menuetto
Flute Quartet in D major, KV 285
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Rondeau: Allegretto
Quartet in F major, KV 370
Rondo
Quartet in G major
Adagio
Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute), Trio Pasquier (Régis Pasquier (violin), Bruno Pasquier (viola), Roland Pidoux (cello)), recorded in Ascona, 21.09.1982
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CD 9
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, op. 12 No. 1
I. Allegro con brio
II. Tema con variazioni
III. Rondo: Allegro
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, op. 78
I. Vivace ma non troppo
II. Adagio
III. Allegro molto moderato
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
I. Allemande
II. Courante
III. Sarabande
IV. Gigue
V. Ciaccona
Henryk Szeryng (violin), Eugenio Bagnoli (piano), recorded in Ascona, September 1975
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CD 10
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Sextet for Strings No. 1 in B flat major, op. 18
I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Andante, ma moderato
III. Scherzo: Allegro molto. Trio: Animato
IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso
Sextet for Strings No. 2 in G major, op. 36
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Scherzo: Allegro non troppo. Trio: Presto giocoso
III. Poco adagio
IV. Poco allegro
Giuliano Carmignola, Stefano Zanchetta (violins), Tommaso Pogi, Fabrizio Merlini (violas), Mario Brunello, Franco Rossi (cellos), recorded in Bologna, 06.04.1992