The Four String Quartets

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  String Quartet in F minor, op. 5: I. Allegro non troppo ma energico

  Carl Nielsen
  13:05
• 2
  String Quartet in F minor, op. 5: II. Un poco adagio

  Carl Nielsen
  6:36
• 3
  String Quartet in F minor, op. 5: III. Allegretto scherzando

  Carl Nielsen
  5:39
• 4
  String Quartet in F minor, op. 5: IV. Allegro appassionato

  Carl Nielsen
  9:53
• 5
  String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 14: I. Allegro con brio

  Carl Nielsen
  9:43
• 6
  String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 14: II. Andante sostenuto

  Carl Nielsen
  8:12
• 7
  String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 14: III. Allegretto pastorale - Presto - Allegretto pastorale

  Carl Nielsen
  5:29
• 8
  String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 14: IV. Allegro coraggioso

  Carl Nielsen
  7:53
• 9
  Andante lamentoso for String Quintet "Ved en ung kunstners båre"

  Carl Nielsen
  5:09
• CD 2
• 1
  String Quartet in G minor, op. 13: I. Allegro energico

  Carl Nielsen
  10:24
• 2
  String Quartet in G minor, op. 13: II. Andante amoroso

  Carl Nielsen
  5:57
• 3
  String Quartet in G minor, op. 13: III. Allegro molto

  Carl Nielsen
  5:06
• 4
  String Quartet in G minor, op. 13: IV. Allegro inquieto

  Carl Nielsen
  6:17
• 5
  String Quartet in F major, op. 44: I. Allegro non tanto e comodo

  Carl Nielsen
  7:21
• 6
  String Quartet in F major, op. 44: II. Adagio con sentimento religioso

  Carl Nielsen
  6:59
• 7
  String Quartet in F major, op. 44: III. Allegretto moderato ed innocente

  Carl Nielsen
  3:29
• 8
  String Quartet in F major, op. 44: IV. Molto adagio - Allegro non tanto, ma molto scherzoso

  Carl Nielsen
  6:56
• 9
  String Quintet in G major: I. Allegro pastorale

  Carl Nielsen
  8:39
• 10
  String Quintet in G major: II. Adagio

  Carl Nielsen
  7:49
• 11
  String Quintet in G major: III. Allegretto scherzando

  Carl Nielsen
  4:05
• 12
  String Quintet in G major: IV. Allegro molto

  Carl Nielsen
  5:30

More by Carl Nielsen, Kontra Quartet

Symphonies 1–6 / Bøhmisk–dansk folketone / Andante lamentoso (Ved en ung kunstners baare)

Symphonies 1–6 / Bøhmisk–dansk folketone / Andante lamentoso (Ved en ung kunstners baare) 2007

1921-1925: Sonidos del norte

1921-1925: Sonidos del norte 1997

Violin Concerto / Flute Concerto / Clarinet Concerto / Orchestral Works

Violin Concerto / Flute Concerto / Clarinet Concerto / Orchestral Works 1997

Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto / Englund: Clarinet Concerto / Crusell: Introduction et air suédois varié

Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto / Englund: Clarinet Concerto / Crusell: Introduction et air suédois varié 1993

BBC Music, Volume 34, Number 11: Nielsen: Flute Concerto / Works by R Schumann, Fauré, Gaubert & Mouquet

BBC Music, Volume 34, Number 11: Nielsen: Flute Concerto / Works by R Schumann, Fauré, Gaubert & Mouquet 2026

BBC Music, Volume 34, Number 1: Symphonies nos. 2 & 6

BBC Music, Volume 34, Number 1: Symphonies nos. 2 & 6 2025

Release credits

• Anton Kontra
  violin
• Boris Samsing
  violin
• Jan Johansson
  double bass [9]
• Morten Zeuthen
  cello
• Peter Fabricius
  viola
• Philipp Naegele
  viola [9-12]

Issues

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  The Four String Quartets

  2x CD
  April 1991