Early/mid romantic chamber music independent of Germanic models

[jdperdrix]

It's hard to say what makes Bazzini's quartets different. Let me cite Robert Schumann about Bazzini: "He seems to come not from a land on this earth, but from a land of song, from an eternally serene land".
The quartets are in the traditional four movements form, built on simple and clear melodies (some sound like popular music). The elaboration is at the same time polyphonic, lyrical and virtuoso. He also anticipates the return to classicism of the early 20th century, by its use of old-fashioned movements: gavotte, menuetto, saltarello...

[alberto]

May the Verdi quartet be an example both of individual voice and of indipendence of Germanic models (the latter feature is IMHO evident at least in the third movement, mostly in the Trio)? The work (and the composer) is sung, but so is Faurè.
The Bazzini quartets I know (not enough) through the Dynamic recordings I am not sure they escape German models;but they try to introduce some popular element.

[LateRomantic75]

Thanks to both of you for your feedback on the Bazzini quartets!