COMPOSERS: Wolf
LABELS: CPO
WORKS: String Quartet in D minor; Intermezzo in E flat; Italian Serenade
PERFORMER: Auryn Quartet
CATALOGUE NO: 999 529-2
The well-known Italian Serenade aside, Wolf's string quartet output centres around a vast four-movement work from his youth. It is flawed but worth knowing for its many characteristic lyrical touches. The Auryn Quartet valiantly attempt to make sense of it. Christopher Wood
Wolf: String Quartet in D minor; Intermezzo in E flat; Italian Serenade
The well-known Italian Serenade aside, Wolf's string quartet output centres around a vast four-movement work from his youth. It is flawed but worth knowing for its many characteristic lyrical touches. The Auryn Quartet valiantly attempt to make sense of it. Christopher Wood
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