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String Quartet No. 1 in D major, op. 11

01. "I. Moderato e semplice"

02. "II. Andante cantabile"

03. "III. Scherzo. Allegro non tanto e con fuoco"

04. "IV. Finale. Allegro giusto - Allegro vivace"
Selection from Children's Album, op. 39

05. "Morning Prayer"

06. "The Sick Doll"

07. "The Doll's Funeral"

08. "The New Doll"

09. "Kamarinskaja"
String Sextet in D minor "Souvenir de Florence", op. 70

10. "I. Allegro con spirito"

11. "II. Adagio cantabile e con moto"

12. "III. Allegretto moderato"

13. "IV. Allegro vivace"

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To us, the Rolston String Quartet, the music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is simply irresistible - and so, a debut album containing only his finest chamber works was an obvious choice. Cherished for his memorable and beautifully simplistic melodies, Tchaikovsky's music is innately joyous, virtuosic, and heart-wrenching, often all at once- yet never violent in nature. As musicians, we adore the charm and childhood nostalgia that Tchaikovsky is able to encompass from start to finish. In this album, we have selected a work from each of his early, middle, and late periods: his String Quartet No. 1 in D major, selections from his Children's Album, and his beloved Souvenir de Florence for string sextet. Not only could we showcase a quartet that we treasure, but we were given the opportunity to collaborate with two of the Chapel's brilliant professors: violist Miguel da Silva and cellist Gary Hoffman. We gravitate towards Tchaikovsky's chamber music more than other composers' because of his stunning ability to write symphonically: right form the opening chords of the D major quartet, Tchaikovsky expands the sonic possibilities of the traditional string quartet towards that of a symphony orchestra. To round out the program are five delicate and endearing pieces: our favorite selections from Tchaikovsky's Children's Album for solo piano, arranged for string quartet by Rostislav Dubinsky, the founding first violinist of the Borodin Quartet.

Recording: Waterloo, Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, 2-4 January 2019 & 18-20 June 2019 (Souvenir de Florence)

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FUG757

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