Mozart: String Quartet No.15; Mendelssohn: String Quartet No.2 Op.13

Formed in 2005 by students from the Royal College of Music in London, the Chiaroscuro Quartet performs music of the Classical period with a historical approach, on gut-stringed instruments. After its highly acclaimed recording for Aparté of pieces by Mozart and Beethoven (2013), the quartet, led by violinist Alina Ibragimova, now turns to masterpieces by Mozart and Mendelssohn.

1. I. Allegro moderato - 11:18

2. II. Andante - 06:31

3. III. Menuetto - Trio - 03:29

4. IV. Allegretto ma non troppo - 09:10

5. I. Adagio - Allegro vivace - 07:42

6. II. Adagio non lento - 06:25

7. III. Intermezzo - 04:35

8. IV. Presto - Adagio non lento - 08:49