Giacomo Puccini’s elegy for string quartet ‘Crisantemi’ (Chrysanthemums) is brief work charged with emotional intensity. It presents two melodies, the first repeated to frame the second, and imbued with melancholy. In this performance the Ensō String Quartet play “with a warm, effusive quality, that’s heightened by the recording’s fine acoustics.” (WQXR) 🎵 LISTEN to the full track: https://Naxos.lnk.to/CrisantemiFA . . . #CalmingClassical #RomanticMusic #ChamberMusic #StringQuartet #NowPlaying

In this virtual reality video, you’ll experience a string quartet playing Puccini’s “Crisantemi” at Boston Symphony Hall. Captured by John Escobar, a professor in the Music Production and Engineering department for Berklee College of Music, the video can be enjoyed with a VR headset, on the YouTube app, or you can just click and drag the screen on your desktop. Focus on specific players or look around Symphony Hall, but whatever you do, make sure to use headphones to get the full experience. | B