Potency and bravura. The Heath Quartet makes its harmonia mundi début with this contrasting programme of Tchaikovsky's String Quartets: his Quartet No. 1 (famed for its plaintive Andante cantabile) and the tempestuous No. 3 (dedicated to the memory of Ferdinand Laub). "The music's potency and bravura were conveyed with thrilling conviction." (THE GUARDIAN)
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY [1840-1893] String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11 · I. Moderato e semplice (11'09) · II. Andante cantabile (6'34) · III. Scherzo. Allegro non tanto e con fuoco (3'58) · IV. Finale. Allegro giusto (9'23) String Quartet No. 3 in E-flat minor, Op. 30 · I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro moderato (15'24) · II. Allegretto vivo e scherzando (3'56) · III. Andante funebre e doloroso, ma con moto (9'54) · IV. Finale. Allegro non troppo e risoluto (6'03)
