Since you are interested in String Quintet & String Trio, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
SCHULHOFF / MARTINU
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schulhoff / Martinu: String Sextet / Sextet & Three Madrigals The Raphael Ensemble [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] "This enjoyable disc...offers warmly aerated performances, persuasively realised" (MusicWeb Sept 2008) |
JOHN DOWLAND
Awake, sweet love James Bowman (counter tenor) / James Miller (lute) / viols of the King's Consort [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] 'Restores a dimension of beauty that is often sacrificed in present day performances...Happy the family that spent its leisure hours with this music, and happy the owner of this disc' (The Good CD Guide) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: String Sextets Nos 1 & 2 The Raphael Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 11/Nov/2000 ] GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE - 'Their performances can take their place beside any of the great chamber music recordings of the past, and will continue to set standards for years to come' (Gramophone) |
DOHNANYI
Piano Quintet No 1 / Serenade for String Trio / etc The Schubert Ensemble of London [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] "This excellent group plays with calm confidence throughout and features some notably silvery violin tone. A delightful disc" (Hi-Fi News) |