More By Artist: The String-A-Longs
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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) |
LUIGI BOCCHERINI
Boccherini: Guitar Quintets, Vol. 1 Zoltan Tokos (guitar) / Danubius String Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2011 ] "The playing throughout is never less than first class." Gramophone |
LUIGI BOCCHERINI
Boccherini: Guitar Quintets, Vol. 2 Zoltan Tokos (guitar) / Danubius String Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2011 ] "A powerful contender in any stakes." Classical Guitar Magazine |
LUIGI BOCCHERINI
Boccherini: Guitar Quintets, Vol. 3 Zoltan Tokos (guitar), Gyorgy Eder (cello) / Danubius String Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2011 ] |
BEDRICH SMETANA / ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak / Smetana: String Quartets Tokyo String Quartet [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 29/Apr/2013 ] "The Tokyo Quartet offer great warmth and sensitivity, and an immediacy and intimacy which draws the listener in...I definitely give the thumbs-up to this recording." (MusicWeb) |
BEETHOVEN
String Quartets Op 18 Nos 1-6 Tokyo String quartet [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 21/Oct/2007 ] "The Tokyo Quartet here produce a sumptuous, beautifully blended sonority and perform with outstanding music insight, unanimity and polish." The Strad, February 2008 |
BEETHOVEN
String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 74 'Harp' Tokyo String quartet [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Jan/2009 ] The Tokyo String Quartet continues its complete Beethoven cycle with this third volume. Both the graceful Op. 74, nicknamed 'Harp' for its use of pizzicato, and Op.95, with its quest for the essential, testify to the new maturity achieved by the... |
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HAYDN / BOCCHERINI / SCHUBERT / STAMITZ / KLECYNSKI
Sapphires Tres Cordes String Trio [ Ode Records / CD - released 25/Feb/2013 ] |
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Tyrone Brown String Sextet
Song Of The Sun [ Naxos / CD ] |
GLAZUNOV
String Quartets Nos 3 & 5 Utrecht String Quartet [ MDG / CD - released 6/Oct/2007 ] Utrecht String Quartet |
JOHANNES VERHULST
String Quartets Op. 6, Nos. 1 & 2 Utrecht String Quartet [ MDG / CD - released 16/Aug/2014 ] During the nineteenth century Johannes Verhulst was the most influential musician in the Netherlands. He enjoyed international esteem and as a conductor initiated the Bach renaissance in Holland. The great Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy himself took the... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
String Quartets Vol 1 (Nos 1 & 2) Utrecht String Quartet [ MDG SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 5/May/2010 ] "…the players…rich tone and blended sonorities make the most of Tchaikovsky's beautiful harmonic passage, while solo melodies such as those for viola and cello in the finale of the First Quartet have an ample sound that does full justice to this... |
GRECHANINOV
String Quartets Vol. 2 Utrecht String Quartet [ MDG / CD - released 20/May/2007 ] |
GRETCHANINOV
String Quartets: Volume 1 (rec 2002) Utrecht String Quartet [ MDG / CD - released 29/Jun/2006 ] "This volume fully meets the standards of its companion. No-one could claim any of the four as epoch-shattering quartets but they are deftly crafted and very enjoyable, presented with care, precision and sometimes panache by the gifted Utrecht... |
GLAZUNOV
String Quartets Vol 3: Suite Op 38 / String Quintet Op 39 Utrecht String Quartet with Michael Stirling (cello) [ MDG / CD - released 10/Nov/2009 ] The Utrecht String Quartet adds to its cycle of the Russian composer Alexander Glazunov's complete string quartets with the Suite for String Quartet op. 35 and the Quintet op. 39. The previous releases have received high critical acclaim. "The... |
SHOSTAKOVICH / GRANADOS / SCRIABIN / PROKOFIEV / MALININ
Valentin Malinin Piano Laureate Recital - 2021 Winner Jaén Prize International Piano Competition Valentin Malinin (piano) / Bretón String Quartet [ Naxos Piano Laureate series / CD - released 2/Dec/2022 ] Russian pianist Valentin Malinin, winner of the 62nd Jaén International Piano Competition, has chosen a programme that offers moments of reflection alongside dazzling virtuosity. |
ANDY TEIRSTEIN
Teirstein: Open Crossing Alaria Trio; Cassatt String Quartet; Cygnus Ensemble. Kiev Philharmonic Orchestra [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] Andy Teirstein's background in movement theater (he spent one winter in Mexico performing as a musical clown) have given him an inimical perspective on the dramatic possibilities of composition. |
