Ensemble Raro – Canti Drammatici
Description
Although the Third Piano Quartet was not published or premiered until 1875, Brahms had begun working on it in 1855/56. Even for Brahms, who spent a lot of time revising works until he arrived at the final form, twenty years to complete a composition was exceptional.
Ensemble Raro was formed in 2004 by four extraordinary young musicians. Ensemble Raro is constantly looking for creative programme forms, in which they aim to establish new cultural, musical and literary connections. Raro is the ensemble in residence at the Chiemgauer Musikfrühling Festival in Traunstein, SoNoRo Festival in Bucharest, Kobe International Music Festival, Pelerinages in Munich and Mozartiade in Augsburg. They are actively involved in performing contemporary chamber music repertoire. They gave a British and German premieres of Peteris Vasks’s Piano Quartet. Their performances of Walter Braunfels’ and George Enescu’s works in Pelerinages series in Munich received a high critical acclaim.
Tracklist
01 I Preludio. Moderato – Vasks, Pēteris
02 II Danze. Allegro – Vasks, Pēteris
03 III Canti drammatici. Andante – Vasks, Pēteris
04 IV Quasi una passacaglia. Allegro – Vasks, Pēteris
05 V Canto principale. Cantabile – Vasks, Pēteris
06 VI Postludio. Adagio – Vasks, Pēteris
Quartett für Violine, Viola, Violoncello und Klavier c-moll, op.60
07 Allegro non troppo – Brahms, Johannes
08 Scherzo. Allegro – Brahms, Johannes
09 Andante – Brahms, Johannes
10 Finale. Allegro commodo – Brahms, Johannes