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Quartet No. 1 in A major, Op 4
Composer: Alexander Zemlinsky
Performers: Escher String Quartet
Recording date: 20 May 2012
Date of broadcast: 22 June 2012
Zemlinsky's String Quartet No. 1 op. 4 is considered one of the most important pre-Second Viennese School quartets. The opening movement is full of irregularities and syncopated rhythms, the second sees a simple folk melody move to a tumultuous gypsy dance, the third is broad and powerful while the finale is heroic and buoyant.
Composer: Alexander Zemlinsky
Performers: Escher String Quartet
Recording date: 20 May 2012
Date of broadcast: 22 June 2012
