Paganini: Quartets for Guitar and String Trio (3CD)

Nicolò Paganini 1782-1840

Complete Quartets for String Trio and Guitar, Vol. 1

CD1                                                                                                                                                                                70’44

Quartet No.4 (Op.5 No.1) M.S.31

1. I. Presto 11’40
2. II. Andante 4’42
3. III. Cantabile, quasi larghetto 7’16
4. IV. Finale – Prestissimo 1’36

Quartet No.15 in A M.S.42

5. I. Maestoso 11’57
6. II. Minuetto a canone, Andantino 3’07
7. III. Recitativo, Andante sostenuto e con sentimento 2’17
8. IV. Adagio cantabile 3’07
9. V. Rondò, Allegretto 3’42

Quartet No.9 in D M.S.36

10. I. Allegro moderato 7’27
11. II. Minuetto alla Valtz 3’34
12. III. Adagio sostenuto appassionatamente 6’01
13. IV. Allegro vivace 4’14

Daniel Rowland violin

Razvan Popovici viola

Claude Frochaux (No.4 & 15)

Maja Bogdanović (No.9) cello

Alberto Mesirca guitar

CD2                                                                                                                                                                                71’28

Quartet No.6 in D minor (Op.5 No.3) M.S.33

1. I. Allegro 7’17
2. II. Moderato 3’17
3. III. Tema cantabile, quasi larghetto 7’49
4. IV. Polacchetta, Allegro con brio 3’31

Quartet No.8 in A M.S.42

5. I. Allegretto 10’32
6. II. Minuetto, Andantino 4’27
7. III. Cantabile molto adagio 4’16
8. IV. Rondò, Allegretto 6’25

Quartet No.12 in A minor M.S.39

9. I. Allegro giusto 9’01
10. II. Largo tenuto con precisione 6’14
11. III. Minuetto (Allegretto mosso) 8’35

Daniel Rowland violin

Razvan Popovici (No.6),

Vladimir Mendelssohn (No.8 & 12) viola

Maja Bogdanović cello

Alberto Mesirca guitar

CD3                                                                                                                                                                                42’26

Quartet No.5 in C (Op.5 No.2) M.S.32

1. I. Allegro 8’02
2. II. Minuetto, Allegretto 5’57
3. III. Cantabile, Larghetto 4’06
4. IV. Polacca, quasi presto 3’37

Quartet No.11 in B M.S.38

5. I. Allegro moderato 7’45
6. II. Minuetto (Allegretto) 2’51
7. III. Larghetto, con passione 3’10
8. IV. Polacca (Andante mosso) 6’53

Daniel Rowland violin

Joël Waterman viola

Maja Bogdanović cello

Alberto Mesirca guitar

Recording: 2018-2020, Francesco Zanotto’s Ancient Music Atelier, Silvelle, Italy (CD1&2); 2021, Studio 150, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (CD3)