Memorable Swedish String Quartets, Boxed set

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Memorable Swedish String Quartets, CAP 21506, vol. 1 in the Collectors Classics series, is a boxed set of five CDs accompanied by a 92-page book presenting legendary Swedish chamber music recordings between 1916 and 1964. The repertoire spans from folk songs to Swedish and international classics and modern compositions.

The separate booklets accompanying each individual CD are supplemented by a unique and comprehensive book containing historical documentation of the string quartet and its evolution in Sweden, an index of all known string quartets in Sweden making their debuts up to the end of 1951, and full details of performances by foreign string quartets in Sweden up to and including 1950. The box contains a selection of the most important works in the history of Swedish music.
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    • Disc 1
      • String Qartet No. 3 in F Op. 18 Music: Wilhelm Stenhammar
        • 1.
          Quasi andante
          7'57
        • 2.
          Presto molto agiato
          4'44
        • 3.
          Lento sostenuto
          7'32
        • 4.
          Presto molto agiato
          9'16
      • String Quartet No. 2 Music: Sven-Erik Bäck
        • 5.
          Adagio
          5'59
        • 6.
          Allegro - Adagio
          7'03
      • String Quatet No. 11 in F-minor Op. 95 Music: Ludwig van Beethoven
        • 7.
          Allegretto ma non troppo
          2'14
        • 8.
          Allegro assai vivace ma serioso takt 1–71
          1'20
      • The Seven Last Words Music: Joseph Haydn
        • 9.
          Introduction: Maestoso ed Adagio
          2'54
        • 10.
          Largo
          5'08
        • 11.
          Adagio
          4'28
        • 12.
          Lento
          0'49
      • String Quartet No. 59 in G-minor ”The Rider” Music: Joseph Haydn
        • 13.
          Allegro Introduzione
          3'27
      • Clarinet Quintet in B-minor Op. 115 Music: Johannes Brahms
        • 14.
          Allegro
          2'44
        • 15.
          Adagio
          6'00
        • 16.
          Con moto
          3'30
    • Disc 2
      • String Quartet No. 5 ”Serenade” in C major Op. 29 Music: Wilhelm Stenhammar
        • 1.
          Allegro molto con spirito
          4'35
        • 2.
          Ballata: Allegretto scherzando
          7'02
        • 3.
          Scherzo: Allegro vivace
          1'53
        • 4.
          Finale: Allegro molto
          4'03
      • String Quartet No. 2 in B minor Op. 11 Music: Kurt Atterberg
        • 5.
          Allegro con fuoco (takt 132–176 utelämnade)
          4'13
        • 6.
          Andante
          7'05
        • 7.
          Allegro furioso
          4'03
      • Intimate Miniatures for String Quartet Op 20 Music: Lars-Erik Larsson
        • 8.
          Adagio
          2'56
        • 9.
          Allegro moderato
          4'02
        • 10.
          Andante sostenuto
          3'44
        • 11.
          Allegro
          3'45
      • String Quartet No. 4 Music: Hilding Rosenberg
        • 12.
          Allegro assai
          4'02
        • 13.
          Poco lento
          8'36
        • 14.
          Allegretto
          3'36
        • 15.
          Allegretto con brio
          6'09
    • Disc 3
      • String Quartet in E Flat major Music: Franz Berwald
        • 1.
          Allegro con brio
          6'56
        • 2.
          Adagio quasi Andante
          3'50
        • 3.
          Scherzo: Allegro assai
          3'26
        • 4.
          Adagio - Allegro di molto
          4'02
      • String Quartet No. 2 Op. 9 Music: Dag Wirén
        • 5.
          Tema och variationer
          7'51
        • 6.
          (Scherzo) Moderato ma molto rytmico - Andante (Fugato)
          5'13
        • 7.
          (Finale) Prestissimo
          4'48
      • String Quartet No. 13 in B Flat major Op. 130 Music: Ludwig van Beethoven
        • 8.
          Cavatina
          6'55
      • String Quartet in B minor Music: Nils Castegren
        • 9.
          Sherzo (Allegro)
          4'02
      • Lyric Suite for String Quartet Music: Alban Berg
        • 10.
          Allegretto gioviale
          2'53
        • 11.
          Andante amoroso
          5'52
        • 12.
          Allegro mysterioso
          2'59
        • 13.
          Adagio appassionato
          5'26
        • 14.
          Presto delirando
          4'20
        • 15.
          Largo desolato
          5'56
    • Disc 4
      • String Quartet in A minor Music: Franz Berwald
        • 1.
          Introduzione (Adagio) – Allegro – un poco meno Allegro
          7'45
        • 2.
          Adagio
          4'41
        • 3.
          Scherzo (Allegro assai)
          2'31
        • 4.
          Finale (Allegro molto)
          3'26
      • String Quartet No. 2 Op. 28 Music: Erland von Koch
        • 5.
          Adagio – Allegro moderato
          5'20
        • 6.
          (Scherzo) Allegro vivace
          3'18
        • 7.
          Adagio espressivo
          7'54
        • 8.
          Allegro molto vivace
          5'15
      • String Quartet No. 4 in A minor Op. 25 Music: Wilhelm Stenhammar
        • 9.
          Allegro ma non troppo
          9'20
        • 10.
          Adagio
          6'24
        • 11.
          (Scherzo) Allegro
          6'48
        • 12.
          (Aria variata) Andante semplice
          11'33
    • Disc 5
      • String Quartet in A minor Music: Franz Berwald
        • 1.
          I Introduzione (Adagio) - Allegro - un poco meno Allegro
          7'24
        • 2.
          II Adagio
          4'16
        • 3.
          III Scherzo (Allegro assai)
          2'32
        • 4.
          IV Finale (Allegro molto)
          3'21
      • String Quartet No. 6, Op. 81b Music: John Fernström
        • 5.
          I Allegro
          5'04
        • 6.
          II Lento doloroso
          5'15
        • 7.
          III Scherzo
          1'41
        • 8.
          IV Allegro
          4'42
      • String Quartet No. 1, Op. 32 Music: Hilding Hallnäs
        • 9.
          I Allegro
          6'51
        • 10.
          II Variazoni
          6'34
        • 11.
          III Moderato – Allegro agitato
          7'31
      • 12.
        Légende d'amour op 11 Music: Giuseppe Becce
        2'53
      • 13.
        Valse andalouse Music: Giuseppe Becce
        2'45
      • 14.
        Gammelvals Music: Olof Jonsson From ”From Olle”
        1'52
      • 15.
        Polska från Hammarsvall, Delsbo Music: Per Andersson
        1'25
      • 16.
        Vaggvisa Music: Tor Aulin
        3'19
      • 17.
        Jag vet en dejlig rosa Music: Trad.
        1'24
      • 18.
        Minuet (excerpt) Music: Louis-Toussaint Milandre
        0'58
      • String Quartet No. 51 in G Op. 64:4 Music: Joseph Haydn
        • 19.
          I Allegro con brio, introduction
          1'27
  • Total playtime 370'06

Compact Disc // CAP 21506 // Collector’s Classics // Classical // Releasedate: 1 January, 1991