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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 ] |
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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 |
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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... |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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SAMUEL BARBER / CHARLES IVES
Barber & Ives: String Quartets Escher String Quartet [ BIS SACD / SACD - released 6/Aug/2021 ] An American ensemble performs quartets by two compatriots |
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DVORAK / TCHAIKOVSKY / BORODIN
Dvorák: String Quartet No. 12 / Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 1 / Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 Escher String Quartet [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 2/Feb/2018 ] "After the elfin opening of the scherzo the second of these is gorgeous. Cellist and leader sing the melodies of the notturno with autumnal warmth and silvery clarity respectively, and the finale fairly sprints." The Strad |
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MENDELSSOHN
String Quartets Nos. 1 & 4 / String Quartet in E flat Escher String Quartet [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2015 ] With their début disc on BIS, the Eschers launch a three-disc cycle of Mendelssohn's string quartets, including the unnumbered String Quartet in E flat major and - on coming instalments - the four pieces for string quartet Op. 81. The quartet genre... |
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MENDELSSOHN
String Quartets Nos. 2 & 3 / etc Escher String Quartet [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] "this is full-blooded quartet playing in the grand, classic manner; extrovert and eloquent. Rich tone, good balance and a particularly noteworthy expressiveness from the first violin" (BBC Music on Vol 1) |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: String Quartets Nos. 5 & 6 Escher String Quartet [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2016 ] "this is full-blooded quartet playing in the grand, classic manner; extrovert and eloquent. Rich tone, good balance and a particularly noteworthy expressiveness from the first violin, Adam Barnett-Hart, who offers that rare ability not only to sing... |
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ALEXANDER ZEMLINSKY
Zemlinsky: String Quartets, Volume 2 Escher String Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Jun/2014 ] BBC Music Magazine Award Nomination 2015 - Chamber |
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ALEXANDER ZEMLINSKY
Zemlinsky: String Quartets, Volume 1 Escher String Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jul/2013 ] The beauty and ironic playfulness of the Third Quartet comes from the cool austere language of Weimar's 'New Objectivity'. The Fourth Quartet was amongst the last of Zemlinsky's significant works, composed as a moving tribute to his friend Alban Berg |
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ALEXANDER BORODIN
Borodin:: String Quartets Nos 1 & 2 Fitzwilliam String Quartet [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Mar/2006 ] "The Fitzwilliams' nervous energy can sometimes be brilliantly applied to the music, and be properly exciting" Gramophone |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Late String Quartets. G Major & C Minor 'Quartettsatz' Fitzwilliam String Quartet [ Linn Records / CD - released 12/Nov/2021 ] "..This makes for a deeply satisfying listening experience which has made me reevaluate my view of the work. It is a hugely impressive recording." MusicWeb Recommended Jan 2022 |
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JOSEF HAYDN
The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross Op. 51 Fitzwilliam String Quartet [ Linn / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] Fitzwilliam String Quartet |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: String Quintet / String Quartet Fitzwilliam String Quartet [ Linn / CD - released 16/Oct/2015 ] The Fitzwilliam String Quartet, together with violist James Boyd (of the London Haydn Quartet) presents a historically informed performance of Bruckner's String Quintet and Quartet. This is the first recording to use gut strings (a special set from... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 5, "Emperor" (arr. for piano and string quintet) Hanna Shybayeva (piano) / Animato String Quartet, with Bas Vliegenthart (double bass) [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Dec/2021 ] Ignaz Lachner's superb arrangements of Mozart's piano concertos are well known, but his brother Vinzenz Lachner's arrangements of Beethoven's concertos are a rarity, though equally as valuable. |
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Frankfurt String Sextet
Koessler:string Quintet/Sextet [ Cpo / CD - released 2/Jul/2007 ] |