Artur Lemba: Chamber Music, Volume Two
This item will be released on 5 June 2026.
The music of Artur Lemba has been strangely neglected, even in his native Estonia – although during his lifetime (1885–1963) he was held in high regard as pianist and teacher. That oversight is all the more surprising in view of the expansive, passionate lyricism of his writing – listeners who enjoy the music of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov are likely to warm to Lemba’s full-blooded Romantic style. This second release in a pioneering series discovering his chamber music reveals three expansive, big-hearted works full of personality.
M4gnet String Quartet
Sten Lassmann, piano
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String Quartet in F-Sharp Minor (1934) (18:21)
- I. Allegro moderato (8:26)
II. Tema con variazioni - Tema. Andante espressivo (0:50)
- Variation 1, Più mosso (1:08)
- Variation 2, Allegretto scherzando (0:43)
- Variation 3, Con moto (1:03)
- Variation 4, Allegro risoluto (0:50)
- Variation 5, Andante cantabile (1:46)
- Variation 6, Presto (Scherzo) (0:48)
- Variation 7, Finale. Allegro moderato (Alla marcia) (2:47)
Piano Quartet in C Minor (1938) (21:00)
- I. Allegro (7:41)
- II. Moderato (Fugato) (3:21)
- III. Scherzo – Quasi una serenata. Presto – Meno mosso, tranquillo (4:05)
- IV. Maestoso – Allegro (5:53)
Piano Quintet in D Major (1946) (19:19)
- I. Allegro moderato (8:30)
- II. Andante – Allegretto (4:54)
- III. Allegro (5:55)
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