Benefitting from the afterglow of the 1949 Koussevitzky Prize for his First Symphony, Peter Racine Fricker's original and striking First Quartet was premiered later that year to international acclaim. The Second Quartet shares a formal clarity and kinship with the tonality heard in the First, but evolving in range, technique and eloquence of expression. The symmetrical Third Quartet with it's intricate variations is finely crafted in the serial style of Fricker's later music.

Tracklist:

String Quartet No. 1, Op. 8
String Quartet No. 2, Op. 20, F. 46: I. Inquieto Allegro
String Quartet No. 2, Op. 20, F. 46: II. Molto Allegro
String Quartet No. 2, Op. 20, F. 46: III. Adagio
String Quartet No. 3, Op. 73, F. 152: I. Presto - Poco Meno Mosso
String Quartet No. 3, Op. 73, F. 152: II. Allegro Feroce
String Quartet No. 3, Op. 73, F. 152: III. Adagio
String Quartet No. 3, Op. 73, F. 152: IV. Allegro Inquieto
String Quartet No. 3, Op. 73, F. 152: V. Presto - Variations 1-8 - Coda Più Presto
Adagio & Scherzo: Adagio
Scherzo: Allegro

UPC: 747313137473
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 2.10.17
Format: CD

Villiers Quartet - String Quartets (CD)