More By Artist: The String-A-Longs
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: The Six 'Haydn' String Quartets [special price] Salomon String Quartet [ Hyperion / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2009 ] 'Admirers of the Salomon Quartet's 'authentic' approach to Mozart will be glad to learn that their versions of the 'Haydn' Quartets ... are now available in a 3-CD boxed set at a slightly reduced price' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
ERNEST JOHN MOERAN
String Quartet No. 1 / Fantasy Quartet for Oboe and Strings / Sonata for Violin and Piano Sarah Francis (oboe) / English String Quartet / Melbourne String Quartet [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 27/Jan/2004 ] "Here are some rarely recorded works by a superb composer in excellent performances at mid-price." American Record Guide |
LENNOX BERKELEY
Chamber works for wind, strings & piano Sarah Francis (oboe) Judith Fitton (flute) Michael Dussek (piano) / Tagore String Trio [ Regis Records / CD - released 7/Jul/2012 ] "Sarah Francis forms an idiomatic and communicative partnership with pianist Michael Dussek...a desirable collection, engineered with striking fidelity" (Gramophone) |
KROMMER
Krommer, Franz - Quintets and Quartets for Oboe and strings Sarah Francis, oboe / Tagore String Trio with Jonathan Barritt, viola [ Regis Records / CD - released 17/May/2005 ] "..the two masterly Quintets are recorded here for the first time, having been researched extensivley for performing editions specially produced by these musicians.." - Michael D.Johnson |
HELENA TULVE
Lijnen Arianna Savall (voice) Ophele-Gaubert, Peaske (flutes) / Silesian String Qt / NYYD Ensemble & Stockholm Sax [ ECM New Series / CD - released 28/Apr/2008 ] The first ECM disc from the only composition pupil to date of Erkki-Sven Tüür, gifted young Estonian Helena Tulve, whose work speaks in its own unique language through a variety of chamber music settings and with a fluid approach to form, sound and... |
JENNIFER HIGDON
Higdon: Early Chamber Works Serafin String Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jul/2013 ] Pulitzer and GRAMMY® Award winner Jennifer Higdon is one of the most performed living American composers, and this program provides a unique opportunity to hear première recordings of her earlier chamber music. |
The Silk String Quartet
The Silk String Quartet - contemporary & trad Chinese Music [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] Unique in its instrumentation and presentation, the Silk String Quartet is a young and professional London based Chinese string instrumental group of top quality - combining traditional and modern, Chinese and Western music in a fresh and creative... |
TOBY YOUNG
The Art of Dancing: 21st-Century Concertos for Trumpet, Piano and Strings Simon Desbruslais (trumpet), Clare Hammond (piano), English String Orchestra, Kenneth Woods (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 25/Aug/2017 ] Simon Desbruslais returns to disc on Signum with an album that continues to expand the repertoire of the trumpet even further, with four new commissions for Trumpet, Piano and String Orchestra Toby Young's The Art of Dancing is described by the... |
LOUSIS VIERNE
Chamber Music Spiegel String Quartet, with Levente Kende (piano) [ MDG / CD - released 22/Mar/2015 ] Louis Vierne is recognized as one of the leading composers of music for the organ. This release also shows Vierne to be an extremely talented composer of chamber music. Vierne composed the Piano Quintet in C minor on the occasion of his son's death... |
NED ROREM
Rorem - Choral Works St Martin's Voices, Piatti String Quartet, Andrew Earis [ Resonus / CD - released 28/Mar/2025 ] Ned Rorem, renowned for his vivid art songs and unapologetic diaries, also composed a vast and underappreciated body of choral works. This album, featuring St Martin's Voices, showcases selections from his impressive choral output spanning seven... |
SHOSTAKOVICH
The Complete String Quartets / Piano Trio No 2 / String Quintet St Petersburg String Quartet [ Hyperion / 6 CD Box Set - released 23/Mar/2010 ] 'These players approach Shostakovich's mighty cycle with a natural authority that's unanswerable, along with tireless precision and virtuosity, plus a wonderful command of the music's way of switching between sunlight and shadow when you least expect... |
SHOSTAKOVICH
String Quartets 5, 7 & 9 St Petersburg String Quartet [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/May/2001 ] 'These are among the great interpretations that have been placed on disc … I do believe that this cycle could grow to some of the most impressive Shostakovich performances ever placed on disc' (Fanfare) |
SHOSTAKOVICH
String Quartets 4, 6 & 8 St Petersburg String Quartet [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Nov/2000 ] 'These are among the great interpretations that have been placed on disc' (Fanfare). |
LYELL CRESSWELL
Cresswell: Landscapes of the Soul & Piano Concerto Stephen De Pledge (piano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Hamish McKeich, with the New Zealand String Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Mar/2014 ] Lyell Cresswell, one of New Zealand's most distinguished composers, is represented on this recording by three examples of his mastery of the orchestral sound world. His Piano Concerto is cast in seven movements, written in memory of his fellow... |
Jake HEGGY / Gene SCHEER
Here / After - Songs of Lost Voices Steven Costello, Joyce DiDonato, Nathan Gunn, Talise Trevigne, Carol Wincenc (flute), The Alexander String Quartet [ Pentatone SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 21/Oct/2013 ] "Though Heggie's thematic ideas might seem a bit commonplace on first hearing, listeners are advised to stay alert to each song's last note. Invariably, one is ambushed by the music's cumulative effect...Performances by longtime Heggie collaborators |
VARIOUS
It Don’t Mean A Thing String Fever, Marin Alsop (leader) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] "[String Fever's] pioneering blend of jazz, pop and classical repertoire took critics and audiences by storm, breaking the boundaries between musical genres through remarkable versatility and a palpable sense of fun." |
The String-A-Longs
Wheels, Brass Buttons and Beyond [ Jasmine Records / CD - released 9/Sep/2022 ] The lilting, almost wobbly sounding 'Wheels', by THE STRING-A-LONGS, a worldwide hit and multi-million seller in 1961, remains one of the most irresistible Instro's of the R&R era. It inspired a raft of cover versions, a couple of which were also... |
JOSEF HAYDN
6 String Quartets, op.76 Takacs String Quartet [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 12/Jan/2008 ] "The ensemble is Hungarian and relatively youthful and they bring to this music a joyful directness that is entirely refreshing and in no way inhibits them from the necessary sufficient underlining of this point or lingering over that. Strongly... |
SCHUBERT / BRAHMS / GLANERT / BARBER
Serious Songs Teddy Tahu Rhodes (bass-baritone) / Australian String Quartet / Melbourne & Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras [ ABC Classics / CD - released 14/Apr/2011 ] "The new release from opera superstar Teddy Tahu Rhodes is called Serious Songs and lives up to its name, right from the opening chords. But far from being simply serious, it is profound and emotional, highlighting his dramatic voice and style." |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A / Clarinet Quintet in A Thea King (basset clarinet) / English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate / Gabrieli String Quartet [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE 'Winning performances. Excellent recording' (Penguin Guide) |
