Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Complete String Quartets

Quartetto Adorno

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Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco began to focus on chamber music composition during the late 1920s. From this period comes the String Quartet No. 1 in G major, which offers a countryside panorama with rustic serenades and processional themes reminiscent of a village festival. Returning to a much-changed Italy after the Second World War inevitably generated mixed feelings in the composer – the String Quartet No. 2 in F minor reflects these through dissonance and restlessness, though dancing rhythms sound notes of optimism. His final quartet, No. 3 in F major ‘Casa al Dono’, is an effortless fantasia, animated and in part ecclesiastical, which was inspired by memories of his homeland and the friendships he had enjoyed.

Works:

• Castelnuovo-Tedesco: String Quartet No. 1 in G Major, Op. 58
• Castelnuovo-Tedesco: String Quartet No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 139
• Castelnuovo-Tedesco: String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 203 "Casa al Dono"

CD

Muzyka klasyczna

Naxos

04-06-2024

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