{"product_id":"zemlinsky-brodsky-quartet-string-quartets-2-cd","title":"Zemlinsky \/ Brodsky Quartet - String Quartets (2 CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this recording of Alexander Zemlinsky's (1871-1942) complete String Quartets, the Brodsky Quartet gives fresh life to the composer's works, 'with a spirit so transformational you felt they were actually improving the world', as reported by the Strad after a recent concert performance. The four string quartets represent a journey through Zemlinsky's musical thought. The Brahmsian, youthful Quartet in A, op. 4 is generously proportioned and less earnest in mood than some earlier works. The Second Quartet, op. 15 echoes the composer's years of emotional crisis. Contrastingly, the Third Quartet, op. 19 appears to be a sarcastic protest against modernism, Zemlinsky exploiting a minimum of material to maximum effect. Having been blacklisted and his music declared 'degenerate', the Fourth Quartet, op. 25 (1936) only achieved it's first public performance in 1967. It deploys a wealth of thematic ideas in a process of continual variation and metamorphosis that follows the outlines of sonata form. The String Quartet in E minor failed to pass it's trial at the Viennese Tonkunstlerverein when first presented in 1893. Not published until 1997, it appears here on disc for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 1 In A Major, Op. 4: I. Allegro Con Fuoco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 1 In A Major, Op. 4: II. Allegretto - Quarter Note: Etwas Schneller Als Fruher (Quarter Note - 6\/8 Prestissim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 1 In A Major, Op. 4: III. Breit Und Kraftig\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 1 In A Major, Op. 4: IV. Vivace E Con Fuoco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 2, Op. 15: Sehr Massig - Heftig Und Leidenschaftlich - Tempo I - Heftig Bewegt - Energisch - Etwas Breiter -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 2, Op. 15: Andante Mosso - Etwas Rascher - Tempo I - Andante -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 2, Op. 15: Adagio - Ungemein Ruhig - Steigernd - Noch Langsamer -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 2, Op. 15: Schnell -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 2, Op. 15: Im Selben Tempo, Doch Sehr Ruhig - Tempo - Andante - Sehr Ruhig -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 2, Op. 15: Mit Energischer Entschlossenheit - Andante - Etwas Breiter - Allegro Molto - Sturmisch - Etwas Lan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 2, Op. 15: Tempo I - Ruhig - Tempo I - Ruhiger - Drangender - Vorwarts Sturmend - Langsam - Tempo I -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 2, Op. 15: Andante - Noch Langsamer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 3, Op. 19: I. Allegretto: Gemachlich, Innig Bewegt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 3, Op. 19: II. Thema Mit Variationen: Geheimnisvoll Bewegt, Nich Zu Schnell - Variationen I-VII\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 3, Op. 19: III. Romanze: Sehr Massige Achtel, Andante Sostenuto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 3, Op. 19: IV. Burleske: Sehr Lebhaft, Allegro Moderato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 4, Op. 25, \u0026amp;quot;Suite\u0026amp;quot;: I. Praludium: Poco Adagio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 4, Op. 25, \u0026amp;quot;Suite\u0026amp;quot;: II. Burleske: Vivace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 4, Op. 25, \u0026amp;quot;Suite\u0026amp;quot;: III. Adagietto: Adagio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 4, Op. 25, \u0026amp;quot;Suite\u0026amp;quot;: IV. Intermezzo: Allegretto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 4, Op. 25, \u0026amp;quot;Suite\u0026amp;quot;: V. Barcarole (Thema Mit Variationen): Poco Adagio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 4, Op. 25, \u0026amp;quot;Suite\u0026amp;quot;: VI. Finale: Doppelfuge: Allegro Molto Energico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet In E Minor: I. Allegro Moderato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet In E Minor: II. Scherzo: Allegro Scherzando - Intermezzo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet In E Minor: III. Andante - Poco Piu Mosso E Ben Marcato - Tranquillo - Adagio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet In E Minor: IV. 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