Far from the dark, tortured image often associated with his music, the works on this album testify to an astonishingly serene period in Schumann’s life. A fine subject for this first album by the Hanson Quartet for harmonia mundi, whose members are partnered by Adam Laloum for a thrilling reading of a masterpiece of the Romantic repertory: the Piano Quintet.
CD1
String Quartet No. 1 Op.41 No.1
A minor / la mineur / a-Moll
· I. Introduzione. Andante espressivo - Allegro (10'11)
· II. Scherzo. Presto (04'12)
· III. Adagio (06'35)
· IV. Presto (06'44)
String Quartet No. 2 Op.41 No.2
F major / fa majeur / F-Dur
· I. Allegro vivace (06'11)
· II. Andante quasi variazioni (10'05)
· III. Scherzo. Presto - Trio (03'12)
· IV. Allegro molto vivace (07'10)CD2
String Quartet No. 3 Op.41 No.3
A major / la majeur / A-Dur
· I. Andante espressivo - Allegro molto moderato (07'33)
· II. Assai agitato (06'55)
· III. Adagio molto (08'23)
· IV. Finale. Allegro molto vivace (07'31)
Piano Quintet Op.44
E-flat major / mi bémol majeur / Es-Dur
· I. Allegro brillante (08'59)
· II. In modo d'una Marcia. Un poco largamente (08'41)
· III. Scherzo. Molto vivace (04'49)
· IV. Allegro ma non troppo (07'29)
