℗ 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
| Released | August 25, 2023 |
| Duration | 1h 22m 38s |
| Record Label | Naxos |
| Catalogue No. | 8.579042 |
| Genre | Classical (Chamber) |
Alfano: Complete String Quartets
Elmira Darvarova, Mary Ann Mumm, Craig Mumm, Samuel Magill
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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String Quartet No. 1 in D Major (1924 Version)
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1.1
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I. Vivacissimo
Franco Alfano; Elmira Darvarova; Mary Ann Mumm; Craig Mumm; Samuel Magill |
9:10 | |||
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1.2
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II. Calmo
Franco Alfano; Elmira Darvarova; Mary Ann Mumm; Craig Mumm; Samuel Magill |
12:28 | |||
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1.3
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III. Largo - Allegro deciso
Franco Alfano; Elmira Darvarova; Mary Ann Mumm; Craig Mumm; Samuel Magill |
11:29 | |||
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String Quartet No. 2 in Tre Tempi Collegati in C Major
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1.4
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I. Largo assai
Franco Alfano; Elmira Darvarova; Mary Ann Mumm; Craig Mumm; Samuel Magill |
7:50 | |||
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1.5
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II. Allegretto semplice (come una canzoncina per bimbi)
Franco Alfano; Elmira Darvarova; Mary Ann Mumm; Craig Mumm; Samuel Magill |
4:18 | |||
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1.6
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III. Molto allegro
Franco Alfano; Elmira Darvarova; Mary Ann Mumm; Craig Mumm; Samuel Magill |
9:58 | |||
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String Quartet No. 3 in G Minor
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1.7
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I. Largo
Franco Alfano; Elmira Darvarova; Mary Ann Mumm; Craig Mumm; Samuel Magill |
12:35 | |||
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1.8
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II. Allegretto
Franco Alfano; Elmira Darvarova; Mary Ann Mumm; Craig Mumm; Samuel Magill |
7:06 | |||
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1.9
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III. Allegro
Franco Alfano; Elmira Darvarova; Mary Ann Mumm; Craig Mumm; Samuel Magill |
7:44 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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Known more widely as a composer of operas, Franco Alfano also composed a body of chamber music including the three string quartets heard here in world premiere recordings.
String Quartet No. 1 in D major was composed during the First World War between 1914 and 1918. The String Quartet No. 2 in C major In Tre Tempi Collegati, composed in 1925–26, is a smaller scale work than the first, and mostly much more tonal in harmonic structure. The String Quartet No. 3 in G minor was written in 1945 and premiered in Rome on 28 November 1947.
The Quartet comprises violinists Elmira Darvarova and Mary Ann Mumm, violist Craig Mumm and cellist Samuel Magill. The same ensemble can also be heard on the acclaimed Naxos album of Alfano’s Violin Sonata and Piano Quintet (8.572753). Alfano's Cello Sonata and Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano can be heard on 8.570928.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Naxos Studio Masters
Tracks 1-9 – 88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM
Tracks 1-9 – 88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.89 -3.86 to -0.99 | -23.72 -28.84 to -20.60 | -20.11 -25.60 to -17.30 | 14 13 to 15 | |
| 1 | I. Vivacissimo | -0.99 | -21.38 | -18.0 | 14 |
| 2 | II. Calmo | -2.16 | -24.63 | -20.6 | 14 |
| 3 | III. Largo - Allegro deciso | -1.00 | -21.76 | -18.4 | 14 |
| 4 | I. Largo assai | -2.76 | -25.62 | -21.7 | 14 |
| 5 | II. Allegretto semplice (come una canzoncina per bimbi) | -2.40 | -28.84 | -25.6 | 15 |
| 6 | III. Molto allegro | -0.99 | -20.60 | -17.3 | 13 |
| 7 | I. Largo | -3.86 | -25.93 | -22.0 | 14 |
| 8 | II. Allegretto | -1.88 | -23.28 | -19.5 | 14 |
| 9 | III. Allegro | -0.99 | -21.47 | -17.9 | 14 |