More By Artist: The String-A-Longs
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BORODIN / TCHAIKOVSKY / SHOSTAKOVICH
Borodin / Tchaikovsky / Shostakovich: String Quartets Borodin String Quartet / Gabrieli String Quartet [Tchaikovsky] [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jul/2019 ] "a magnificent disc which I enjoyed very much […] the sound quality is as splendid as the playing" (Gramophone) |
ALFRED HILL
Hill: String Quartets, Vol. 1 (Nos. 1 - 3) Dominion String Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jul/2007 ] "The Dominion Quartet of New Zealand plays up a storm in all three selections, making a strong case for Hill's music. The recorded sound is quite good assuring you an outstanding disc of discovery from down under." Classical Lost and Found, June 30, 2007 |
ALFRED HILL
Alfred Hill - String Quartets, Vol. 3 (Nos. 5, 7 & 9) Dominion String Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jan/2010 ] The Dominion Quartet continues its exploration of the string quartets of Alfred Hill, an Australian-born composer who studied in Europe and lived for much of his life in New Zealand. |
JOHN PSATHAS
Helix / Kartsigar / Songs for Simon Donald Nicolson / New Zealand String Quartet / NZ Trio / John Psathas [ Rattle Records / CD - released 29/Mar/2011 ] Helix is a truly 21st century album. Inspired by an eclectic range of musical interests, the album takes the listener on a millennia-leaping journey, from the sounds of the ancient Mediterranean, through the dance music of 18th century Italy, to the... |
SIR ARTHUR BLISS
Sir Arthur Bliss: the Decca Originals Eileen Joyce (piano) Alfredo Campoli (violin) Griller Quartet (string quartet), Colin Hampton (cello), Philip Burton (viola) / Sir Arthur Bliss, Muir [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 19/Jun/2020 ] "This is a convenient, well-transferred compilation of some of the finest performances of music by a still-underrated composer. Bliss's version of the Colour Symphony is better paced than many of its successors." BBC Music |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: String Quartets Emerson String Quartet [ Pentatone / CD - released 23/Oct/2020 ] "This is also, hand on heart, the first time that I've really grasped these three works as a cycle. Listen to them in one sitting if you can: it's wonderfully illuminating and moving.' BBC Music Chamber Choice of the Month Feb 2021 |
HINDEMITH / BERG / CHAUSSON / SCHOENBERG
Infinite Voyage Barbara Hannigan (soloist), Bertrand Chamayou (piano) Emerson String Quartet [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 8/Sep/2023 ] "..It's all wonderfully played, with the group favouring a Romantic view of the Berg and Schoenberg. The highlights, though, are the lesser known pieces: Hindemith's Melancholie and Chausson's brief, beautiful Chanson Perpétuelle." NZ Listener |
Jade String Quartet
Parlour Games [ Rattle Records / CD - released 18/Aug/2017 ] Formed in 2003, JSQ is an established ensemble on the NZ chamber music scene, comprised of principal and sub-principal members of the APO (Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra). |
ROSS HARRIS (music) / VINCENT O'SULLIVAN (poems)
Harris / O'Sullivan: Making Light of Time Jenny Wollerman (soprano), Jian Liu (piano), New Zealand String Quartet [ Atoll / CD - released 3/Nov/2017 ] These three vocal works, the Abiding Tides, Songs for Beatrice: Making Light of Time and The Floating Bride, the Crimson Village, represent the fruits of a decade-long collaboration partnership between two of New Zealand's creative masters, Ross... |
Jonathan Besser, Jade String Quartet
Besser String Quartets [ Rattle / CD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] Since emigrating to New Zealand in the late 1970s, New York-born Jonathan Besser has been an active presence on the New Zealand music scene as both a pianist and composer. For this album, we have collected together his complete string quartets,... |
