Consone quartet –

String quartet no. 3

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 Daraškaite 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.

Country of Pressing	US
Artist	Consone Quartet
Released	2023
Music Genre	Classical
Label	LINN RECORDS
Condition	New
UPC	691062071628
SKU	al-691062071628

1.3 String Quartet in E flat major '1823'~Minuetto - Trio
1.5 String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 44 No. 3~Allegro vivace
1.6 String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 44 No. 3~Scherzo: Assai leggiero vivace