ALBERT GUINOVART
Guinovart: Alba Eterna (complete opera) Albert Guinovart (piano) Marta Mathéu (soprano) Anna Alàs (mezzo-soprano), Marc Sala (tenor) Josep-Ramon Olivé (baritone) / Franz Schubert Filharmonia [ Sony Music / 2 CD - released 27/May/2022 ] Alba Eterna is an opera in two acts, by the composer Albert Guinovart with a libretto by Jordi Faura and performed by the Franz Schubert Filharmonia orchestra, conducted by Tomàs Grau. |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS / ERNEST CHAUSSON
Saint-Saens / Chausson: Piano Quartets Schubert Ensemble [ Chandos / CD - released 23/Sep/2016 ] "Superb performances of two related, though contrasting works of great quality" (MusicWeb) |
MENDELSSOHN
Piano Quartets The Schubert Ensemble [ Nimbus / CD - released 11/Apr/2016 ] "The Schubert Ensemble brings care, affection and sparkle to these three early yet unmistakeably Mendelssohnian." (BBC Music) |
FRANZ KROMMER
Clarinet Quartet & Quintet Henk de Graaf (clarinet) / Schubert Consort Amsterdam [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] Frantisek Kramar (1759-1831) was born in Moravia (his name Krommer was adopted by him when settling in Germany and Austria), and held musical posts at several European courts, his last station being Kapellmeister of the Vienna Imperial Court. He was... |
FAURE
The Two Piano Quartets The Schubert Ensemble [ Nimbus Alliance / CD - released 20/Mar/2015 ] Gabriel Fauré seems at first glance to fit neatly into the history of French music, as a pupil of Saint-Saëns and a teacher of Ravel. Yet he stands apart from the mainstream because of his unique musical language, and because rather than writing... |
PALESTRINA
Canticum Salomon Palestrina Ensemble Munich, Venanz Schubert [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Oct/2013 ] These deeply evocative, devotional motets were written in 1583 in an age of religious disorder and tumult. Naxos's disc has distinguishing features in that it adds plainchant antiphons related to the texts. |
GEORGE ENESCU
Enescu: Piano Trio & Piano Quintet Schubert Ensemble [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Sep/2013 ] "This is a superb performance [of the Quintet], alive to the music's every nuance, and pianist William Howard emerges as a very impressive primus inter pares...A very special release." BBC Music Five Stars |
DVORAK
Piano Quintet in A / Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat Schubert Ensemble [ Chandos / CD - released 20/May/2012 ] Founded in 1983, regularly giving more than sixty concerts a year, and having performed in over forty different countries, the Schubert Ensemble is firmly established as one of the world's leading exponents of chamber music for piano and... |
W. A. MOZART
Chamber music for strings - complete string duos, trios, quartets & quintets The Chilingirian Quartet, Franz Schubert Quartet of Vienna, Orlando Quartet, Sharon Quartet, etc [ Brilliant Classics / 12 CD Box Set - released 20/Apr/2012 ] |
DOHNANYI
Piano Quintet No 1 / Serenade for String Trio / etc The Schubert Ensemble of London [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] "This excellent group plays with calm confidence throughout and features some notably silvery violin tone. A delightful disc" (Hi-Fi News) |
ERNO DOHNANYI
Dohnanyi: Complete Piano Works Vol 2 (Incls 6 Piano Pieces Op 41) Lawrence Schubert (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Sep/2011 ] Lawrence Schubert (piano) |
GEORGE ENESCU
Quartet No 1 & 2 Schubert Ensemble [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Jun/2011 ] "The Schubert Ensemble can be applauded to the skies for bringing Enescu's ridiculously neglected chamber music to the fore. Their playing is dedicated and enthusiastic, with William Howard's deft pianism and strong rhythmic sense anchoring the... |
W.A. MOZART
Requiem K626 / Maurerische Trauermusik K477 Montserrat Figueras, Claudia Schubert, Gerd Turk, Stephen Schreckenberger / La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] "This is one of the best period instrument readings available, sacrificing nothing to authenticity for authenticity's sake, and turning in a very lovely, devotional, and technically fine performance by any accounts." (AudAud.com) |
FAURE
Piano Quintets Nos. 1 and 2 The Schubert Ensemble [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] 'Chamber music', wrote Fauré, 'really is… true music and the most sincere expression of a genuine personality.' And in his chamber music he achieved something remarkable |
SCHUBERT
Schubert: Life and Works Narrated biography with extensive musical examples Jeremy Siepmann (narrator) with Tom George as Schubert [ Naxos Educational / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2009 ] As revealed in this dramatised biography (lavishly illustrated with musical examples), there was a secret, darker side to Schubert which only renders his story that much more fascinating. |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
On Wenlock Edge / Piano Quintet / etc Mark Padmore (tenor) Alison Dods (violin) / The Schubert Ensemble [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] "Listening to this fine new release and revisiting the comparative versions of On Wenlock Edge - sheer indulgence! - I'm struck by the excellence of all of them...this new Chandos disc is an outstanding release and admirers of Vaughan Williams can... |
Schubert
Trio D 929/Sonatinte D 385 [ CD - released 10/Mar/2008 ] |
Schubert
Basic Schubert (25Er) [ CD - released 10/Mar/2008 ] |
Schubert
Die SchAne MAllerin/Lorenz [ CD - released 10/Mar/2008 ] |
Schubert
Forellenquintett/+ [ CD - released 10/Mar/2008 ] |