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MAURICE RAVEL / GABRIEL FAURE
Ravel / Faure: String Quartets Ad Libitum Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] Rosette [highest rating] - Penguin Stereo Guide - "A new bargain disc finds a Romanian ensemble fully at home in the string quartets of Ravel and Fauré." (Performance & Sound 5 Stars). - BBC Music Magazine |
ENESCU
String Quartets Nos 1 & 2 Ad Libitum Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2001 ] 2001 GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST - Chamber |
PETER WARLOCK
The Curlew / Lillygay / Peterisms Sets 1 & 2 / Saudades Adrian Thompson (Tenor) Christopher Maltman (Baritone) John Constable (Piano) / The Duke Quartet [ Naxos English Song Series / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] "The performance competes with the best, with sensitive playing from the Duke and finely shaded singing from Adrian Thompson." --Robert Cockroft, Yorkshire Post |
MOZART
Mozart Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 17 (arr. Lachner) Alan Goldstein, Fine Arts Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Feb/2021 ] Mozart himself had arranged four of his earlier concertos for the ensemble of piano, string quartet and bass, to enable his works to be performed domestically. Numerous subsequent transcriptions followed during the course of the 19th century,... |
FRANCK / LISZT / DEBUSSY / SASTRE
Piano Laureate Recital Alexander Koryakin (piano) / Bretón String Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 28/May/2021 ] Alexander Koryakin, winner of the 2019 Jaén Prize International Piano Competition, has selected two perfectly paired masterpieces for his first Naxos recording. |
BOCCHERINI
Flute Quintets, Op. 17 Alexandre Magnin (flute) / Janacek Quartet) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Feb/2011 ] "There is plenty of graceful flute playing...You certainly won't often hear Boccherini performed with greater skill or tonal beauty" (Gramophone) |
FRANZ LISZT / DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor / Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor Angel Stanislav Wang (piano), with the Breton String Quartet [ Naxos Piano Laureate series / CD - released 1/Dec/2023 ] Angel Stanislav Wang, winner of the 63rd Jaén Prize International Piano Competition in 2022, presents his Naxos debut recital with a selection of works he performed during the competition. |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 19 and 25 [transcription by Ignaz Lachner] Alon Goldstein (piano) / Fine Arts Quartet, with Lizzie Burns [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2023 ] Ignaz Lachner's ingenious transcriptions show a complete grasp of Mozart's idiom, incorporating much instrumental detail and reinventing the music's underlying dramatic scheme within a chamber context. |
HINDESMITH
Hindemith: String Quartets Volume 1 Amar Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2012 ] "these inventive pieces are brought stunningly to life by the young Amar Quartet." [BBC Music Magazine] |
PAUL HINDESMITH
Hindemith: String Quartets Volume 2 Amar Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2012 ] As an elite string player, whose Amar Quartet was one of Europe's most exploratory chamber groups, Hindemith was perfectly placed to write his powerful sequence of string quartets. |
MESSIAEN
Quartet for the End of Time, Theme and Variations Amici Ensemble [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2001 ] Hauntingly beautiful recordings at budget price |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Short Stories - American Music for Saxophone Quartet Ancia Saxophone Quartet [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2009 ] Taking its name from Jennifer Higdon's Short Stories, this album explores stylistically diverse music showcasing the saxophone quartet's immense expressive potential. The Ancia Saxophone Quartet has delighted audiences throughout North America,... |
ANTONIN DVOARK
Dvořák: Spirit of Bohemia / String Quartet No. 4 Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic (viola), Jens Peter Maintz (cello), Stepan Simonian (piano), Fine Arts Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Mar/2021 ] Antonín Dvořák's music, imbued with the spirit of Bohemia, reflects a love of his native land. His String Sextet, written in the distinctive style which brought him international fame, was an immediate success at its premiere. Composed just eight... |
GORDON JACOB
Jacob: Chamber Music with Recorders Annabel Knight (recorders), Robin Bigwood (harpsichord & piano), Maggini String Quartet, Fontanella [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2010 ] "It's a real treat to have this disk available and give us another insight into Jacob's work. It's far too good and enjoyable to miss!" (MusicWeb Oct 2010) |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs / On Wenlock Edge (Chamber version) / English Folksongs Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) / Graham Johnson (piano) / Simon Keenlyside (baritone) / Duke Quartet [ Naxos English Song Series / CD - released 16/Mar/2003 ] Ralph Vaughan Williams was born in the Gloucestershire village of Down Ampney in 1872, the son of a clergyman. His ancestry on both his father's and mother's side was of some intellectual distinction. |
MAX REGER
Reger: Complete String Trios and Piano Quartets Volume 2 Felix Schwartz (viola) / Aperto Piano Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Sep/2008 ] This is the second of two discs of the complete piano quartets and string trios of Max Reger. The Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 133, completed during the first month of World War I, is a deeply expressive and intense work, using the full range of... |
MAX REGER
Reger: String Trios and Piano Quartets (Complete), Vol. 1 Aperto Piano Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] The first of two discs containing the complete piano quartets and string trios of Max Reger, this release features the String Trio in A minor of 1904, a work of almost Mozartian clarity and the 1910 Piano Quartet in D minor. Modelled on Brahms's C... |
JOSEPH BOULOGNE SAINT-GEORGES
Saint-Georges: 6 Concertante Quartets Arabella String Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 27/May/2022 ] A brilliant swordsman, athlete, violin virtuoso and composer, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges might well lay claim to being the most talented figure in an age of remarkable individuals. |
YORK BOWEN
String Quartets Nos. 2 & 3 / Phantasy-Quintet Archaeus Quartet, with Timothy Lines (bass Clarinet) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Dec/2014 ] "The performances are in first-class sound quality, set in a warm and sympathetic acoustic. Balance between individual instruments could not have been bettered. The Archaeus Quartet have done much to champion lesser known composers." (MusicWeb) |
LEONE SINIGAGLIA
Sinigaglia: String Quartet Works (Complete), Vol. 1 Archos Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2020 ] The renowned Italian composer and mountaineer Leone Sinigaglia wrote a fascinating series of pieces for string quartet that reflect his powers of characterisation and elegance. Flowing melodies can be heard throughout, not least in the Concert-Étude. |
