The second of three volumes devoted to Andrés Isasi’s complete string quartets is again performed by the composer’s foremost champions, the Isasi Quartet, who premièred all the works on this recording. String Quartet No 4 in D major reveals his vibrant and imaginative use of textures and his affiliations with the music of Dvořák. Though unfinished, the 1921 String Quartet No 3 in E minor fuses melodic richness and serenity. Each of the three smaller pieces shows contrast and warmth, not least the beautifully eloquent Prelude in A major.
Isasi, Andres
String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 31
1 I. Allegro grazioso 09:18
2 II. Romanze 07:24
3 III. Scherzo 06:08
4 IV. Rondo 06:40
String Quartet No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 30
5 I. — 10:22
6 II. Scherzo 05:36
7 III. Adagio molto espressivo 05:53
Aria in D Major
8 Aria in D Major 05:14
Scherzetto in F Minor
9 Scherzetto in F Minor 02:31
Preludio in A Major, Op. 51, No. 1, "Jinete de Abril"
10 Preludio in A Major, Op. 51, No. 1, "Jinete de Abril" 03:44
