Bernhard Molique
(1801-1869)
String Quartet #1, Op. 18 #1
String Quartet #2, Op. 18 #2
Mannheim String Quartet
cpo 777149-2 58:29
Molique was this German composer's preferred French version of his name. Ludwig van Beethoven looms large over these quartets published in 1834. The first, like Beethoven's, is in F Major, Op 18 #1 which is probably no coincidence. The second, in A minor, is somewhat darker and has some of the character of a Felix Mendelssohn quartet.
