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Quatuor Diotima

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Del Campo: A Little-Known Spanish Composer of the Early 20th CenturyConrad del Campo was a Spanish composer who wrote 14 string quartets (including one lost work and one unfinished piece) during his lifetime. While performing as a violist with the Quarteto Francs string quartet, he composed his first eight string quartets during the early part of his careerfrom 1903 to 1913, after graduating from the Madrid Conservatoryand completed the remaining six during his later years, from 1942 to 1952. The Quartet No. 3 included here has a curious history: although the Cuarteto Francs announced its premiere in 1908, the composer abandoned the work for some reason, and instead, the premiere of Quartet No. 5another work included on this recordingtook place.This recording is based on the latest critical edition. While there have been previous recordings of the No. 5 by ensembles such as the Brodsky Strin