ANTONIO BAZZINI (1818-1897): String Quartets No. 1 in C and No. 3 in E Flat, Op. 76.

Description: Previously known on CD for his virtuoso violin pieces, we now get the chance to hear Bazzini as a composer of German-influenced chamber music. Having performed the French and German repertoire as a string quartet member, it’s not surprising that Beethoven and Mendelssohn would be the first two influences you hear in these quartets from 1864 and 1879. Quartetto Bazzini.