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The Music => Recordings & Broadcasts => Topic started by: albion on Wednesday 16 June 2010, 17:56

Title: George Macfarren String Quartets on ISMLP
Post by: albion on Wednesday 16 June 2010, 17:56
The first two (of six) string quartets by George Macfarren (1813-1887) are now available to listen to or download as mp3 files on IMSLP:

http://imslp.org/wiki/String_Quartet_No.1_%28Macfarren,_Sir_George_Alexander%29 (http://imslp.org/wiki/String_Quartet_No.1_%28Macfarren,_Sir_George_Alexander%29)

http://imslp.org/wiki/String_Quartet_No.2,_Op.54_%28Macfarren,_Sir_George_Alexander%29 (http://imslp.org/wiki/String_Quartet_No.2,_Op.54_%28Macfarren,_Sir_George_Alexander%29)

These are amateur performances but are generally quite assured and and well worth a listen for those interested in the byways of Victorian music.
Title: Re: George Macfarren String Quartets on ISMLP
Post by: albion on Wednesday 23 June 2010, 07:18
The third String Quartet (1842) has now also been added: http://imslp.org/wiki/String_Quartet_No.3_%28Macfarren,_Sir_George_Alexander%29 (http://imslp.org/wiki/String_Quartet_No.3_%28Macfarren,_Sir_George_Alexander%29)