Ciompi Quartet performing Marie Jaëll’s String Quartet in G Minor (1875)

Marie Jaëll (1846-1925)
String Quartet in G Minor (1875)
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Scherzo
IV. Finale
Ciompi Quartet: Eric Pritchard and Hsiao-mei Ku, violins; Jonathan Bagg, viola; Caroline Stinson, cello
Recorded September 2-3, 2020 in Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University, by Rick Nelson.
Since its founding in 1965 by the renowned Italian violinist Giorgio Ciompi, the Ciompi Quartet of Duke University has delighted audiences and impressed critics around the world. All its members are professors at Duke, where they teach instrumental lessons, coordinate and coach chamber music, and perform across campus in concert halls, libraries, dormitories and classrooms. In a career that spans five continents and includes many hundreds of concerts, the Ciompi Quartet has developed a reputation for performances of real intelligence and musical sophistication, with a warm, unified sound that allows each player’s individual voice to emerge.

[@marykayrobinson9328]

Wonderful piece and superbly played. Bravo!! Thanks for the introduction this wonderful composer, too!

[@SRiley-bc2rh]

Heavenly! Thank you for the work you did to bring this piece to us. I know little about music but was simply transported.

[@debrakelly3]

Thank you! That was lovely!

[@brianburton3542]

Very Beautiful music

[@JAMESLEVEE]

What are the tempos of the last two movements?

[@wendyvelasco87]

Please tell us how we can get the sheet music.