Niels W. Gade

String Quartets

Copenhagen String Quartet

Niels Wilhelm Gade, composer

About:
Niels W. Gade is one of the most prominent representatives of High Romanticism in Danish music. As a young man Gade had a meteoric career in Leipzig, where he succeeded Mendelssohn in 1847 as conductor of the Gewandhaus Orchestra. But in 1848 he settled down in Copenhagen, where he remained active as a composer, conductor, organist and teacher until his death. Although Gade is primarily known for his orchestral and choral works, he also composed a number of excellent chamber music works, including the three quartets on this CD.

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String Quartet in F minor (1851)

1

I Andante con moto

6:39

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2

II Allegretto

3:37

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3

III Allegro di molto

2:28

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4

IV Andantino quasi allegretto - Allegro vivace

8:04

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String Quartet in E minor (1877)

5

I Allegro (non troppo)

5:40

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6

II Andantino

4:03

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7

III Scherzo: Presto

3:57

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8

IV Finale: Allegro

5:58

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String Quartet in D major, op. 63 (1887-89)

9

I Allegro moderato

6:12

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10

II Allegro vivace

2:48

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11

III Andante poco lento

5:25

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12

IV Finale: Allegro con brio

5:45

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Total playing time 61 minutes

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Previously released on CD by DMA
Recorded in Copenhagen 1963 and 1968

Sound engineer: Helge Albrechtsen
Digital editing: Claus Byrith

Cover picture: J. Th. Lundbye: "Gåsetårnet i Vordingborg" (1842), by courtesy of Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

Label: Dacapo

Format: CD

Catalogue Number: 8.224015

Barcode: 0730099971522

Release Date: July 1995

Period: Romantic

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Reviews

"I love the Copenhagen Quartet's performances" (American Record Guide)

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