Eight of Fesca's 16 quartets are freshly and rousingly interpreted by the Diogenes Quartet, an ensemble acclaimed by the press and public alike and ranking with the established formations of it's kind. Vol. 2 will soon follow on cpo with interpretations by the Amaryllis Quartet, which is reckoned among the leading string quartets of it's generation since winning the finalists' prize at the Premio Paolo Borciani in 2011 in Reggio Emilia. Pearls for chamber music fans in search of discovery!

Tracklist:

String Quartet No. 1 In E-Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1: I. Allegro
String Quartet No. 1 In E-Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1: II. Adagio
String Quartet No. 1 In E-Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1: III. Menuetto
String Quartet No. 1 In E-Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1: IV. Rondo
String Quartet No. 2 In F-Sharp Minor, Op. 1, No. 2: I. Allegro
String Quartet No. 2 In F-Sharp Minor, Op. 1, No. 2: II. Andante Con Moto
String Quartet No. 2 In F-Sharp Minor, Op. 1, No. 2: III. Scherzando
String Quartet No. 2 In F-Sharp Minor, Op. 1, No. 2: IV. Allegro Non Troppo
Potpourri No. 2 In B-Flat Major, Op. 11
String Quartet No. 3 In B-Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 3: I. Allegro
String Quartet No. 3 In B-Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 3: II. Andantino
String Quartet No. 3 In B-Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 3: III. Poco Presto
String Quartet No. 3 In B-Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 3: IV. Rondo
String Quartet No. 7 In A Minor, Op. 3, No. 1: I. Allegro
String Quartet No. 7 In A Minor, Op. 3, No. 1: II. Andante Con Moto
String Quartet No. 7 In A Minor, Op. 3, No. 1: III. Menuetto: Allegro
String Quartet No. 7 In A Minor, Op. 3, No. 1: IV. Finale: Allegro Molto
String Quartet No. 8 In D Major, Op. 3, No. 2: I. Allegro Moderato
String Quartet No. 8 In D Major, Op. 3, No. 2: II. Scherzo: Presto - Trio
String Quartet No. 8 In D Major, Op. 3, No. 2: III. Andante Con Moto
String Quartet No. 8 In D Major, Op. 3, No. 2: IV. Finale: Presto
String Quartet No. 13 In D Minor, Op. 12: I. Allegro Moderato
String Quartet No. 13 In D Minor, Op. 12: II. Larghetto
String Quartet No. 13 In D Minor, Op. 12: III. Menuetto
String Quartet No. 13 In D Minor, Op. 12: IV. Finale: Allegretto
String Quartet No. 15 In D Major, Op. 34: I. Allegro
String Quartet No. 15 In D Major, Op. 34: II. Andantino
String Quartet No. 15 In D Major, Op. 34: III. Scherzo: Vivace
String Quartet No. 15 In D Major, Op. 34: IV. Finale: Allegro
String Quartet No. 9 In E-Flat Major, Op. 3, No. 3: I. Allegro
String Quartet No. 9 In E-Flat Major, Op. 3, No. 3: II. Adagio
String Quartet No. 9 In E-Flat Major, Op. 3, No. 3: III. Scherzo: Presto
String Quartet No. 9 In E-Flat Major, Op. 3, No. 3: IV. Finale: Allegro Molto

UPC: 761203748228
Label: Cpo Records
Release Date: 10.29.13
Format: CD

Fesca / Diogenes Quartett - String Quartets 1 (3 CD)