GURNEY / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Ludlow and Teme / On Wenlock Edge Adrain Thompson (tenor) Stephen Varcoe (baritone) Iain Burnside (piano) / The Delme String Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 26/Jan/2005 ] 'I recommend this record to every serious collector of songs' (American Record Guide) |
ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Piano Concerto / 5 Aphorisms / Gogol Suite Alessandro Deljavan (piano) / St. Petersburg String Soloists, Alexander Dmitriev [ Piano Classics / CD - released 28/Nov/2014 ] To commemorate the 80th birthday of Alfred Schnittke (1934‐1998) Russian pianist Denys Proshayev made a new recording of Schnittke's Concerto for Piano & Strings, the 5 Aphorisms for piano solo, and the Gogol Suite for piano 4‐hands. Schnittke's... |
ANTHONY RITCHIE
Ritchie: Octopus Alexa Still (flute) / The Nevine String Quartet / Amici Ensemble [ Atoll Records / CD - released 10/Sep/2011 ] It is unusual to have one composers' works comprise an entire programme and probably even harder to pull it off while keeping the audience's attention. (Auckland Chamber Orchestra Concert) |
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. |
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. |
BEETHOVEN
String Quartets Opus 18 - Allegri String Quartet [ Vivat / CD - released 10/Jun/2013 ] |
DVORAK
String Quartets 9 & 10 B75 & B92 American String Quartet [ Nonesuch Apex / CD - released 15/Aug/2002 ] "receive quite wonderful interpretations at the hands of the American String Quartet. Appealing playing. At Apex price, don't hold back." (Gramophone Sept 2002) |
WOLF / GRIEG / JANACEK
Italienische Serenade, String Quartet in G minor, String Quartet No. 2 Amphion String Quartet [ Nimbus Alliance / CD - released 21/Aug/2015 ] Hailed for its "precision, assertiveness and vigor" (The New York Times), its "gripping intensity" and "suspenseful and virtuoso playing" (San Francisco Classical Voice) and for a "hair-raising performance (Strad Magazine), the Amphion String Quartet... |
JOSEF HAYDN
String Quartets Vol. 2 Amsterdam String Quartet [ Channel Classics SACD / SACD - released 20/Apr/2009 ] The second installment in the series of Joseph Haydn's remarkable cycle of 68 string quartets, performed by "one of today's leading period instrument string quartets" . . . |
Anders Jormin (double-bass) with Lena Willemark (voice, fiddle and viola) Karin Nakagawa (25-string koto)
Trees Of Light [ ECM / CD - released 20/Mar/2015 ] Anders Jormin's new Swedish-Japanese project returns the highly distinctive voice and fiddle of Lena Willemark to ECM (her first appearance on the label in more than a decade), and introduces koto player Karin Nakagawa. In their collaborative music... |
VITO PALUMBO
Palumbo: Three Concertos Anna Paradiso (harpsichord), Mats Olofsson (cello), Dan Laurin (recorder), String ensemble, Gävle Symphony Orchestra / Jaime Martín [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/May/2018 ] The genesis of this disc was Dan Laurin's idea to commission a concerto for recorder and symphony orchestra. He had performed a number of such works already, but felt that the new, more powerful 'Eagle' recorder developed by the maker Adriana... |
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) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven - 7 Legendary Albums Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Maurizio Pollini, Wilhelm Kempff (piano), Carlos Kleiber, Ferenc Fricsay, Herbert von Karajan, Emerson String Quartet [ Deutsche Grammophon / 7 CD Box Set - released 13/Mar/2020 ] 7 essential recordings - milestones of Deutsche Grammophon's Beethoven discography. |
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. |
ELLIOTT CARTER
String Quartets 1 - 4 Arditti String Quartet [ Etcetera / 2 CD - released 15/Aug/2008 ] Recommended in the recent book "1001 Classical Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die" this 2CD set collects the Arditti Quartet's recordings of the first 4 of Elliott Carter's string quartets. Carter will be 100 this year and is still composing.... |
GAVIN BRYARS
Three Viennese Dances Arditti String Quartet / Pascal Pongy : French horn / Charles Fullbrook : percus [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] Recorded February 1986 |
PETER RUZICKA
String Quartets Arditti String Quartet / with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (speaker) [ ECM Records / CD ] Recorded December 1996 / October 1997, Released 1999 |
DARIUS MILHAUD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Milhaud: String Quartets Nos 1 & 2 Arriaga String Quartet [ Discover / CD - released 10/Feb/1996 ] "..the Arriaga Quartet can be counted as a worthy advocate of these enjoyable works." Classical-Music.com |
ALEXANDER ZEMLINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Zemlinsky: String Quartets 3 & 4 Artis String Quartet [ Nimbus / CD - released 2/Feb/1999 ] "Once again the Artis responds with full bodied Viennese tone, but also quick-witted rhythmic spring. Given that they are also well recorded, with finely annotated notes, the Artis still rank very high in this repertoire and are worthy of serious... |
AULIS SALLINEN
Chamber Music I-VIII Arto Noras (cello), Alexis Roman (alto flute & flute), Nahoko Kinoshita (oboe), Gocho Prakov (clarinet) / Meta 4 String Quartet / etc [ Ondine / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2015 ] One of the internationally most well-known Finnish composers, AulisSallinen (b. 1935) celebrates his 80th birthday in 2015. As a tribute, Ondine is releasing the complete Chamber Music (I-VIII) series by the composer. |