Tenth Banff International
String Quartet Competition Recording

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Featuring prize winners from the 2010 competition — Cecilia String Quartet (Canada), Quatuor Zaïde (France), and Afiara String Quartet (Canada) playing Mendelssohn, Ravel, Beethoven, and Sokolovic.

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— Disc 1 —

Cecilia String Quartet (Canada)

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)

Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80

1   Allegro vivace assai   7:25
2   Allegro assai   5:06
3   Adagio   8:44
4   Finale: Allegro molto   6:10

Quatuor Zaïde (France)

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)

Quartet in F Major

5   Allegro moderato. Très doux   8:24
6   Assez vif. Très rythmé   5:55
7   Très lent   7:53
8   Vif et agite   5:55

— Disc 2 —

Afiara String Quartet (Canada)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)

Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No.1

1   Allegro 10:39 2 Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando   9:06
3   Adagio molto e mesto   12:01
4   Thème russe: Allegro   6:34

Cecilia String Quartet (Canada)

Ana Sokolovic (b. 1968)

Commedia dell’arte*

5   Il Dottore   4:10
6   Il Colombina   2:13
7   Il Capitano   3:04

* co-commissioned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and
  The Banff Centre, with generous assistance from the Kahanoff Foundation.