sforzinda: “My intention was to paint a tone-picture of my life. The first movement depicts my youth
sforzinda: “My intention was to paint a tone-picture of my life. The first movement depicts my youthful leanings towards art, a Romantic atmosphere, the inexpressible yearning for something I could neither express nor define, and also a kind of warning of my future misfortune […]; the outlook into a sad future, the tiny rays of hope of recovery; but remembering the promise of my early career, a feeling of painful regret.” — Bedřich Smetana, in a letter of April 1878, on his String Quartet in E minor. 01. String Quartet No. 1 in E minor: I. Allegro vivo appassionato, Bedřich Smetana02. “Valse Fantastique” in B minor, Raoul Koczalski03. Piano Quintet No. 2, Op. 81: II. Dumka, Antonín Dvořák04. Etude in C-sharp minor, Op. 2, Alexander Scriabin05. Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32: III. Elegia: Adagio, Anton Arensky06. Cello Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102: I. Andante, Ludwig van Beethoven07. En rêve. Nocturne, S. 207, Franz Liszt08. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 (version for piano & string quartet accompaniment): II. Romance, Frédéric Chopin — 8tracks; download; &co. -- source link