This acclaimed recording brings together Ralph Vaughan Williams's complete chamber music for strings — imaginative music with immediate appeal — on a single disc.
Vaughan Williams: String Quartet No. 1 / String Quartet No. 2 / Phantasy Quintet
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Roughly contemporary with the Fifth symphony, the Second Quartet is vintage VW, while the Phantasy Quintet breathes the air of the Tallis Fantasia. Both unfairly neglected works are performed with great affection here.
— BBC Music, December 2008
Beautiful chamber music by English master Ralph Vaughan Williams
Vaughan Williams: String Quartet No. 1 / String Quartet No. 2 / Phantasy Quintet
English String Quartet
Alto ALC-1035
Number of Units: 1 CD
EAN: 894640001356
| CD 1 | |||
| 1 | Phantasy Quintet: I Prelude. Lento ma non troppo | Phantasy Quintet: I Prelude. Lento ma non troppo | 04:17 |
| 2 | Phantasy Quintet: II Scherzo. Pretissimo | Phantasy Quintet: II Scherzo. Pretissimo | 03:55 |
| 3 | Phantasy Quintet: III Alla Sarabanda. Lento | Phantasy Quintet: III Alla Sarabanda. Lento | 02:49 |
| 4 | Phantasy Quintet: IV. Burlesea. Allegro moderato | Phantasy Quintet: IV. Burlesea. Allegro moderato | 04:11 |
| 5 | String Quartet No.2 in A minor I. Prelude. Allegro appasionato | String Quartet No.2 in A minor I. Prelude. Allegro appasionato | 03:53 |
| 6 | String Quartet No.2 in A minor II. Romance. Largo | String Quartet No.2 in A minor II. Romance. Largo | 08:41 |
| 7 | String Quartet No.2 in A minor III. Scherzo. Allegro | String Quartet No.2 in A minor III. Scherzo. Allegro | 02:59 |
| 8 | String Quartet No.2 in A minor IV. Epilogue. Greetings from Joan to Jean. Andante sostenuto | String Quartet No.2 in A minor IV. Epilogue. Greetings from Joan to Jean. Andante sostenuto | 03:39 |
| 9 | String Quartet No.1 in G minor I. Allegro moderato | String Quartet No.1 in G minor I. Allegro moderato | 07:58 |
| 10 | String Quartet No.1 in G minor II. Minuet and Trio. Tempo di minuetto | String Quartet No.1 in G minor II. Minuet and Trio. Tempo di minuetto | 04:03 |
| 11 | String Quartet No.1 in G minor III. Romance. Andante sostenuto | String Quartet No.1 in G minor III. Romance. Andante sostenuto | 06:22 |
| 12 | String Quartet No.1 in G minor IV. Finale. Rondo capriccioso. Allegro molto | String Quartet No.1 in G minor IV. Finale. Rondo capriccioso. Allegro molto | 07:29 |
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