WUORINEN
Scherzo / First String Quartet / Viola Variations / Second Piano Quintet Curtis Macomber (violin) / Jesse Mills (violin) / Lois Martin (viola) / Fred Sherry (cello) / Peter Serkin (piano) / Brentano String Quartet [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] "In contrast to the city's minimalists, Wuorinen is a New York maximalist, a consummate wielder of rich, relentless polyphony, complex and speedily rhythmic textures, able to show each time that high modernism is not only alive and kicking, but a... |
JENNIFER HIGDON
Higdon: Piano Trio / Voices / Impressions Cypress String Quartet [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 2/Jan/2007 ] Jennifer Higdon's philosophy in composing is simple: make sure the music communicates. It is her goal to write music that speaks not only to the seasoned professional performer, but also to audiences that come to this music with all types of... |
BENJAMIN LEES
String Quartets Nos. 1, 5 and 6 Cypress String Quartet [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2009 ] The highly personal style of American composer Benjamin Lees lends his music the lofty grandeur and sardonic wit, not only of Shostakovich but also of the Cubist and Surrealist artists, all of whom he so admires. Lees, who also shares Britten's... |
Da Vinci Quartet
Loeffler:string Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Jul/2003 ] |
BOHUSLAV MARTINU
Martinu: Chamber Music (Incls Piano Quartet No. 1) Daniel Adni (piano) Young-Chang Cho, Alexander Ivashkin (cellos) Joel Marangella (oboe) Rainer Moog (viola) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Jan/2003 ] "The Piano Quartet...fares well in the Naxos performance...This alone is worth the price of the disc, but there is much else of value besides...the oboe Quartet and Viola Sonata should not be lightly dismissed." - BBC Music Mag. - Nov. 1996 |
MARGARET BROUWER
Shattered Glass / Lonely Lake / Clarinet Quintet Daniel Silver (clarinet) & Sandra Simon (soprano) / Blue Streak Ensemble / Maia String Quartet / Panoramicos [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Jun/2014 ] Widely acclaimed for its lyricism, emotional power, striking musical imagery and fascinating sonorities, Margaret Brouwer's work has earned her numerous awards and a constant demand for new commissions. Shattered Glass is a musical kaleidoscope,... |
Daniel/Fielding/Thompson
Dubugnon: Piano Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Dec/2002 ] |
LOUIS SPOHR
Spohr: String Quintets Nos. 1 & 2 Danubius Quartet, with Sandor Papp (viola) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Apr/2002 ] |
COPLAND / ALDRIDGE
Clarinet Concertos David Singer (clarinet) / A Far Cry Orchestra / The Shanghai Quartet [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] Classical, folk, jazz and klezmer influences are brought together in a work which is infectious in its driving rhythms and soaring melodies. |
Dejan Terzic Quartet
Four For One [ Naxos Jazz / CD ] |
CESAR FRANCK
Roots - 21st Century Greek Music for Guitar Dimitris Soukaras (guitar) / Audentia Ensemble; L'Anima String Quartet and Ensemble [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/2021 ] The music in this programme covers a spectrum of genres that have flourished in Greece in recent years, from jazz to contemporary avant-garde. These have all had a strong impact on guitarist Dimitris Soukaras's development as an artist, and in making... |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
The Best of Malcolm Arnold East Winds; English Piano Trio; Maggini Quartet; Raphael Wallfisch (cello); Carl Raven (saxophone); English Northern Philharmonia, etc [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] Sir Malcolm Arnold was one of the most gifted British composers of his generation. His music communicates directly with listeners through its rhythmic vitality and brilliant orchestration, with melodies that are eloquent, memorable and catchy. |
Eder Quartet
Mozart:string Qrts.K156/8/9 [ Naxos / CD ] |
Eder Quartet
Mozart:string Qrts.K160/168 [ Naxos / CD ] |
Eder Quartet
Mozart:string Qrts.K170/1 [ Naxos / CD ] |
W.A MOZART
Mozart: String Quartets (Complete), Vol. 8 Eder Quartet [ Naxos / CD ] "The players bring a potent intensity to the climax of the Adagio and fugue." - The Penguin Guide |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: String Quintets Vol.3 Eder Quartet, with Janos Fehervari (2nd viola) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jul/1999 ] "this ranks not only among the best releases in the Naxos catalogue but among the best at any price" BBC Music |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: String Quartets Vol 5: String Quartets Nos.14 & 15 Eder Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1998 ] "As quartet playing goes, the Eder is second to none." Penguin Guide |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: String Quartets Vol 2: String Quartets Nos. 1, 8, and 9 Eder Quartet [ Naxos / CD ] "The Eder Quartet...brings a mature understanding and empathy to the recording that is wonderfully satisfying." American Record Guide |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: String Quartets Vol 3: String Quartets Nos. 3 and 5 Eder Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Nov/1995 ] "Naxos is doing the whole series, and we will inform you how it is going from time to time. So far, very good" American Record Guide |