More By Artist: The String-A-Longs
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: The Piano Quartets Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) / Leopold String Trio [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 12/Dec/2006 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - 'A delight from start to finish: this is such cultivated and characterized playing, which becomes quite exultant in the finale. It's also beautifully recorded by Hyperion. Given... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Concerto in A major for Clarinet and Orchestra, KV622; Clarinet Quintet in A major, KV581 Martin Frost (basset clarinet/clarinet) / Amsterdam Sinfonietta conducted by Peter Oundjian / Vertavo String Quartet [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2003 ] "A superb, even stunning, performance and recording of some of the greatest of Mozart's music" (ClassicWeb) |
CARRAPATOSO / MARQUES / AZEVEDO / LAPA
RAÍZES - Portuguese Chamber Music Matosinhos String Quartet [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/Feb/2023 ] Raízes (Portuguese for 'roots') features new works commissioned by the Matosinhos String Quartet, in which composers were invited to write works inspired by melodies, dances and stories from Portuguese traditional folklore. Returning to their... |
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Matthew Shipp String Trio
The Multiplication Table [ HatHut Records / CD - released 2/Dec/2016 ] |
MENDELSSOHN
String Quintets Nos 1 & 2 Mendelssohn String Quartet / Robert Mann [ BIS / CD - released 14/Dec/2007 ] Two of Mendelssohn's classic chamber works |
SEBASTIAN FAGERLUND
Oceano: Chamber Music by Sebastian Fagerlund Meta4 String Quartet / Christoffer Sundqvist (clarinet), Paavali Jumppanen (piano), Hervé Joulain (horn) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2021 ] "Yet his chamber music is no less compelling…By turns ferociously rhythmic, playful and softly luminous, every piece here shares a coherent dramatic arc." BBC Music Magazine Awards 2022 Shortlisted - Premiere |
JOAN TOWER
Tower: String Quartets Nos. 3, 4 & 5 / Dumbarton Quintet Miami String Quartet / Daedalus Quartet [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/Jun/2016 ] "This disc of fairly recent chamber works by one of the most prominent American composers (b1938)...makes a vivid case for the timeless relevance of the thoroughly well argued in music." (Sunday Times) |
ALEXANDER BORODIN
Borodin: Complete Chamber Music Mndoiantz (piano), Gotthelf (cello) / Moscow String Quartet [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] Alexander Borodin was a highly respected research chemist who published over 40 scientific works and composed in his spare time...The undoubted masterpiece is his Second String Quartet, one of the most famous and best loved works in the genre. |
LOUIS SPOHR
String Quartets, Volume 14: Quartets Nos.31 & 36 Moscow Philharmonic Concertino String Quartet [ Marco Polo / CD - released 10/Jan/2011 ] This is the 14th volume in Marco Polo's ongoing survey of the string quartets of Spohr, one of the greatest violinists of his day. Louis Spohr composed string quartets throughout his career, the String Quartet No. 36 being his last completed... |
LOUIS SPOHR
Complete String Quartets Vol 14: String Quartets Nos 31 & 36 Moscow Philharmonic Concertino String Quartet [ Marco Polo / CD - released 16/Mar/2011 ] This is the 14th volume in Marco Polo's ongoing survey of the string quartets of Spohr, one of the greatest violinists of his day. |
ARENSKY / TANEYEV
Arensky / Taneyev: Piano Quintets Piers Lane (piano), Goldner String Quartet [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Sep/2013 ] "Lane's light-fingered ascents and rapid scalic plunges are perfectly complemented by the Goldners' feather-light string playing." BBC Music |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Love & Death Navarra String Quartet [ Orchid / CD - released 5/Jun/2020 ] |
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SCHUBERT / BEETHOVEN
String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D. 887, Op. 161 / String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 New Orford String Quartet [ Bridge Records / CD - released 25/Oct/2011 ] |
ZHOU LONG / TAKEMITSU / GAO PING / UNG / TAN DUN
Asian Music for String Quartet New Zealand String Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2012 ] This programme brings together aesthetic and musical elements of East and West. |
LEOS JANACEK
Janáček: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 New Zealand String Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Feb/2021 ] Janáček's final decade saw an almost unprecedented creative renewal during which he wrote some of his greatest works. Among them were his chamber music masterpieces, the two String Quartets. The first was inspired by Tolstoy's novella The Kreutzer... |
PSATHAS / HARRIS / BODY / NORRIS / FARR
Notes from a journey New Zealand String Quartet [ Atoll / CD - released 1/Feb/2011 ] Notes From A Journey is a diverse and fascinating collection of works for string quartet by New Zealand composers. |
DOUGLAS LILBURN
Lilburn: String Quartet in E Minor / Phantasy Quartet / Canzonettas New Zealand String Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Feb/2015 ] "the music is well worth hearing especially in performances as convincing as these. A useful addition to the discography of a still under-appreciated composer." (MusicWeb March 2015) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: String Quintets Nos. 1 & 2 New Zealand String Quartet, with Maria Lambros (viola) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Feb/2019 ] Brahms wrote his String Quartet in B flat major, Op. 67 in 1876 and its largely unclouded and cheerful qualities culminate in a theme and variations finale of exceptional imagination and mastery of form. His last chamber music was inspired by a great... |
JACK BODY
Pulse: Transcriptions & Sources New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / New Zealand String Quartet / Norio Sato & Kei Koh [ Rattle Records / 2 CD - released 30/May/2001 ] CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR - 2002 New Zealand Music Awards. |
VIVALDI / ALBINONI / MARCELLO / BELLINI / CIMAROSA
Five Italian Oboe Concertos Nicholas Daniels (oboe & director) / Peterborough String Orchestra [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/May/2008 ] 'Nicholas Daniel's playing, beautifully controlled and judiciously ornamented, makes it easy to listen again to a choice selection' (Fanfare, USA) |
