Consone Quartet - Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E Flat Major '1823' & String Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 44 No. 3 (2023)

Linn is absolutely thrilled to launch a new recording partnership with the Consone Quartet. The first period instrument quartet to be selected as BBC New Generation Artists, the ensemble will embark on a complete Felix Mendelssohn string quartets cycle. Playing on gut strings, thus creating a warm, grainy soundworld akin to analogue photography (as violinist Agata Daraškaitė puts it), the four musicians have drawn inspiration from editions of the time, including Ferdinand David’s own scrupulously marked-up parts, to present fresh accounts of the E flat major quartet ‘1823’ and Op. 44 No. 3. These two works paired together – the former is an early work, the latter is the composer’s penultimate achievement in the genre – allow for some revealing comparisons between styles at different points in Mendelssohn’s life.
Tracklist
[09:40] 01. Consone Quartet - String Quartet in E-Flat Major, "1823": I. Allegro moderato
[05:13] 02. Consone Quartet - String Quartet in E-Flat Major, "1823": II. Adagio non troppo
[04:56] 03. Consone Quartet - String Quartet in E-Flat Major, "1823": III. Minuetto - Trio
[04:12] 04. Consone Quartet - String Quartet in E-Flat Major, "1823": IV. Fuga
[13:25] 05. Consone Quartet - String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44 No. 3: I. Allegro vivace
[04:08] 06. Consone Quartet - String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44 No. 3: II. Scherzo. Assai leggiero vivace
[07:55] 07. Consone Quartet - String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44 No. 3: III. Adagio non troppo
[09:23] 08. Consone Quartet - String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44 No. 3: IV. Molto allegro con fuoco