Tuesday, March 03, 2015

Tuesday's Musical Moment



Luigi Cherubini (8 or 14 September 1760 -- 15 March 1842) was an Italian composer who spent most of his working life in France. His most significant compositions are operas and sacred music. Beethoven regarded Cherubini as the greatest of his contemporaries.

Work: String Quartet No.1 in E-flat major (1814)

Mov.I: Adagio - Allegro moderato 00:00
Mov.II: Larghetto sans lenteur 11:58
Mov.III: Scherzo: Allegretto moderato 20:51
Mov.IV: Finale: Allegro assai 27:28

Ensemble: Quartetto David






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