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QUARTET MARCOLINI

Description:

The Marriage of Figaro" is performed by the Marcolini Quartet, a quartet composed of members of the Concerto Cologne and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, both of which are renowned as orchestras of ancient music. The quartet uses a string quartet version from 1799, which was kept in the archives of the Melk Abbey in Austria. The arranger is unknown, but the arrangements are of high quality, focusing on the arias and major choruses that everyone in the work knows. The Marcolini Quartet's performance is full of life and vivid sound, and is fully enjoyable as a string quartet with period instruments. Tokyo M-Plus

Tracklisting:

1.Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Ouverture
2.Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 1. Cingue... dieci... venti... trent
3.Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 1. Se vuol ballare
4.Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 1. Che cara sposa!
5.Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 1. Non so piu cosa son, cosa faccio
6.Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 1. Non piu andrai, farfallone amoros
7.Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 2. Porgi amor
8.Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 2. Voi che sapete
9.Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 2. Susanna, or via, sortite
10.Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 2. Aprite, presto, aprite
11.Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 3. Crudel! Perche finora
12.Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 3. Hai gia vinta la causa!
13.Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 3. Riconosci in questo amplesso
14.Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 3. E Sussana non vien... Dove sono
15.Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 3. Che suave zeffiretto
16.Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 3. Cantiamo, lodiamo
17.Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 4. L'ho perduta... me meschina!
18.Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 4. Il capro e la capretta
19.Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 4. Giunse alfin il momento
20.Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 4. Gente, gente, all'armi, all'armi