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Enso String Quartet|PLEYEL: String Quartets, Op. 2, Nos. 1-3

PLEYEL: String Quartets, Op. 2, Nos. 1-3

Ignace-Joseph Pleyel

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For listeners who know and love every single string quartet that Haydn and Mozart ever wrote and whose only complaint is that they didn't write more, meet Ignace Pleyel. While not in the same league as those two masters' quartets, Pleyel's quartets are still charming enough, inventive enough, and lovely enough to merit an occasional listening. These Quartets (3), Op. 2, from 1784 are three-movement works with pleasant melodies, agreeable harmonies, delightful rhythms, and more than competent if less than inspired structures. As performed here by the more than adequate if less than thrilling Enso Quartet, Pleyel's Opus 2 quartets have about as much appeal as can be imagined. The Enso's Allegros have dash, the Menuettos have elegance, and the Adagio cantabile and Andante grazioso have lyricism. For listeners who don't already know every single string quartet Haydn and Mozart ever composed, by all means, try them first. But for listeners for whom Haydn's Opus 1 and Mozart's K. 80 are as mother's milk, Pleyel's Opus 2 may be just the thing to add spice to the aural diet. Naxos' sound is a wee bit distant but functional.

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PLEYEL: String Quartets, Op. 2, Nos. 1-3

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String Quartet in A Major, Op. 2, No. 1, Ben. 307 (Ignaz Joseph Pleyel)

1
I. Allegro
00:08:47
2
II. Andante grazioso
00:05:21

Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, Composer - Enso String Quartet, Ensemble

2005 Naxos 2005 Naxos

3
III. Menuetto
00:03:13

Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, Composer - Enso String Quartet, Ensemble

2005 Naxos 2005 Naxos

String Quartet in C Major, Op. 2, No. 2, Ben. 308 (Ignaz Joseph Pleyel)

4
I. Allegro moderato
00:07:24

Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, Composer - Enso String Quartet, Ensemble

2005 Naxos 2005 Naxos

5
II. Adagio cantabile
00:04:57

Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, Composer - Enso String Quartet, Ensemble

2005 Naxos 2005 Naxos

6
III. Finale: Allegro
00:05:29

Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, Composer - Enso String Quartet, Ensemble

2005 Naxos 2005 Naxos

String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 2, No. 3, Ben. 309 (Ignaz Joseph Pleyel)

7
I. Adagio
00:06:45

Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, Composer - Enso String Quartet, Ensemble

2005 Naxos 2005 Naxos

8
II. Allegro assai
00:07:26

Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, Composer - Enso String Quartet, Ensemble

2005 Naxos 2005 Naxos

9
III. Grazioso
00:06:12

Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, Composer - Enso String Quartet, Ensemble

2005 Naxos 2005 Naxos

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For listeners who know and love every single string quartet that Haydn and Mozart ever wrote and whose only complaint is that they didn't write more, meet Ignace Pleyel. While not in the same league as those two masters' quartets, Pleyel's quartets are still charming enough, inventive enough, and lovely enough to merit an occasional listening. These Quartets (3), Op. 2, from 1784 are three-movement works with pleasant melodies, agreeable harmonies, delightful rhythms, and more than competent if less than inspired structures. As performed here by the more than adequate if less than thrilling Enso Quartet, Pleyel's Opus 2 quartets have about as much appeal as can be imagined. The Enso's Allegros have dash, the Menuettos have elegance, and the Adagio cantabile and Andante grazioso have lyricism. For listeners who don't already know every single string quartet Haydn and Mozart ever composed, by all means, try them first. But for listeners for whom Haydn's Opus 1 and Mozart's K. 80 are as mother's milk, Pleyel's Opus 2 may be just the thing to add spice to the aural diet. Naxos' sound is a wee bit distant but functional.

© TiVo

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