More By Artist: The String-A-Longs
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Symphony No. 1 / Introduction and Allegro for strings Doric String Quartet / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2017 ] This new Elgar surround-sound recording brings together some of Chandos' finest exclusive British artists for the first time. The Doric String Quartet - highly praised for its series of Haydn and Schubert quartets - joins the BBC Symphony... |
JOHN ADAMS
Adams: Naive and Sentimental Music / Absolute Jest Doric String Quartet, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian [ Chandos Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jul/2018 ] "...a magnificent reading of Naïve and Sentimental Music…with the balance of pace and introspection skilfully managed by Oundjian." Recording of the Month BBC Music July 2018 |
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Eder String Quartet
Mozart:string Quartets [ Naxos / CD ] |
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 |
BEETHOVEN
Complete String Quartets Vol 1 Elias String Quartet [ Wigmore Hall Live / 2 CD - released 1/May/2015 ] Gramophone Magazine - Editor's Choice - April 2015 |
EMILY HOWARD
Howard: Magnetite Elias String Quartet, scapegoat, Alexandra Dariescu (piano), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Gourlay (conductor), Lucy Goddard (mezzo-s [ NMC / CD - released 16/Jan/2017 ] Emily Howard's degree in maths and computer science has informed her work, but, as she stresses, "I'm a composer, not a mathematician. |
ARTHUR FARWELL
Farwell: Songs, Choral and Piano Works (America's Neglected Composer) Emanuele ArciuliI (piano), Dakota String Quartet, University of Texas Chamber Singers [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/2021 ] Arthur Farwell has been called 'the most neglected composer in [American musical] history.' Hounded by accusations of 'cultural appropriation,' he has posthumously fallen prey to changing notions of cultural authenticity. As the leader of the... |
DVORAK
Emerson String Quartet: Old World – New World Emerson String Quartet [ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2010 ] "...big-boned, high-gloss sound...Cypresses (B.152) has some stunning moments, though the finest readings are of the valedictory Thirteenth and Fourteenth Quartets, the last strongly Brahmsian." The Independent, 2nd May 2010 |
JOSEF HAYDN
The Haydn Project: Includes The Joke, The Lark, The Rider, Fifths, etc (Includes bonus CD) Emerson String Quartet [ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD Box Set - released 15/Sep/2001 ] Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Dec 2001) |
BARTOK / BEETHOVEN / MOZART / SHOSTAKOVICH / HAYDN / etc
The Emerson String Quartet: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon Emerson String Quartet, with Carol Wincenc (flute), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Thomas Hampson (baritone) & Menahem Pressler (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 52 CD Box Set - released 10/Sep/2019 ] This 52 CD collection charts the New York-based ensemble's musical breadth, encompassing virtually all of the important repertoire for their formation, and features complete cycles by Shostakovich, Beethoven and Bartók; plus String Quartets by Haydn,... |
MARK NOWAKOWSKI
Nowakowski: Blood Forgotten & String Quartet Nos 1 & 2 Emily Ondradek-Peterson (violin) / Voxare String Quartet [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2017 ] The people of Poland have lived through often impossible conditions over the last three centuries, and this album is Polish-American composer Mark Nowakowski's tribute to their spirit of survival. Songs of Forgiveness is both a meditation on anger... |
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Emperor String Quartet
Martinu: String Quartets 3/4/5 [ Bis / CD - released 2/Aug/2004 ] |
MARTINU
Strings Quartets Nos 3, 4 & 5 Emperor String Quartet [ BIS / CD - released 13/Jul/2004 ] "Powerful and eloquent performances ... an opportunity to explore the Emperor's abrasively vertical response" (CD of the Month MusicWeb Sept 2004) |
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Emperor String Quartet/Plane
Macmillan: String Quartets 1-2 [ Bis / CD - released 1/Apr/2002 ] |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Complete String Quartets Endellion String Quartet [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Nov/2009 ] Tchaikovsky wrote relatively little chamber music. Three string quartets, the Piano Trio and the Sextet form the bulk of his chamber music |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
The Endellion String Quartet Play Beethoven Endellion String Quartet [ Seventh Art DVD / DVD - released 31/Jul/2015 ] The Endellion is renowned as one of the finest quartets in the world. Everywhere, the Endellion String Quartet 'sets the audience ablaze' (Daily Telegraph) and 'captivates concertgoers with a remarkable rapport, playing to each other with a sense... |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: String Quartets - Op. 64 No. 5 in D major 'The Lark / String Quartet, Op. 20 No. 4 in D major 'Sun' / etc Endellion String Quartet [ Warner Classics / CD - released 5/Nov/2012 ] "The recorded sound...has the fullness and realism of a live performance. The Endellion String Quartet respond to these scores with an equally full-toned generosity." (BBC Music Magazine, June 2013) |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
String Quartets & 3 Divertimenti The Endellion String Quartet [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 1/May/2014 ] "the Endellion is a seasoned ensemble with a clear, holistic vision of each Quartet...Britten's writing cruelly exposes any weakness in technique or intonation, yet the Endellions emerge with flying colours...the whole is enormously, especially the i |
RICHARD STRAUSS / PUCCINI / VERDI
Works for String Quartet Ensō String Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jan/2015 ] The standard of string quartet playing has never been higher but even in such a crowded field it strikes me that the Ensō Quartet are carving out a reputation for themselves as being amongst the very finest currently performing." MusicWeb |
NIELS W. GADE
Gade: Chamber Works, Vol. 3 Ensemble MidtVest / Danish String Quartet [ CPO / CD - released 9/Sep/2017 ] "The Danish String Quartet also put up a strong case for the two early incomplete quartets" BBC Music |
