The Incredible String Band
Wee Tam & The Big Huge [ Fledg'Ling / CD - released 22/Mar/2010 ] |
Isabelle Faust : violin / Paul Meyer : clarinet / Petersen String Quartet
Hartmann, Karl Amadeus - Funabre [ ECM Records / CD - released 16/May/2002 ] Hartmann was one of the most important and independently-minded German composers of the 20th century. This recording embraces two of his most well-known works, which bridge the epochs of the Late Romantic and the Modern, as well as a premiere... |
JAAKKO KUUSISTO
Glow: Chamber Music by Jaakko Kuusisto Meta4 String Quartet, Jaakko Kuusisto (violin), Riitta-Liisa Ristiluoma (viola), Jan-Erik Gustafsson (cello), Heini Kärkkäinen (piano) [ BIS SACD / CD - released 10/Jun/2016 ] Jaakko Kuusisto is one of Finland's most versatile musicians, a quality demonstrated by his rich discography on BIS in which he appears as violinist (in chamber music, as soloist and as concertmaster), conductor, arranger and composer. In the latter... |
DEBUSSY
The Claude Debssy Collection [18 CD set] James Galway, Paul Crossley, Tokyo String Quartet, Boston Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, etc [ Sony Classics / 18 CD Box Set - released 1/Apr/2012 ] This limited-edition boxed set is a real bargain for all who would like to hear more from the composer of famous works like Clair de lune and La Mer. |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
On Wenlock Edge (with Warlock-The Curlew / Gurney-Ludlow & Teme) James Gilchrist (tenor) Anna Tilbrook (piano) / Fitzwilliam String Quartet [ LINN SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD FINALIST 2008 - Solo Vocal -- "The developing tale of Bredon Hill has never been more vividly told on records, and the desolation of Warlock's masterpiece becomes more poignant still because of the beauty evoked...Gurney's... |
CARL MARIA von WEBER
Weber: Complete Works for Clarinet Janet Hilton (clarinet) / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi / Lindsay String Quartet / Keith Swallow (piano) [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] 'Janet Hilton's is a very fine performance. The slow movements are ruminative and beautifully played.' Fanfare |
CARL MARIA von WEBER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Janet Hilton Plays Weber Janet Hilton (clarinet) / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi / Lindsay String Quartet / Keith Swallow (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jan/1982 ] 'Janet Hilton's is a very fine performance. The slow movements are ruminative and beautifully played.' Fanfare |
ARTHUR BLISS
Bliss: Checkmate Suite / Quintet for Clarinet and Strings / etc Janet Hilton (clarinet) / Lindsay String Quartet / Ulster Orchestra / Vernon Handley [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/1999 ] Sir Arthur Bliss was born at Hawthornden, Queen's Ride, Barnes on 2nd August 1891. After an education at Rugby he went up to Pembroke College Cambridge. |
MOZART / VIVALDI / BOLLING / TELEMANN / HAYDN / BACH FAMILY / etc
Jean-Pierre Rampal - The Complete CBS Masterworks Recordings Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) with Maurice Andre, Claude Bolling, Placido Domingo, Kathleen Battle, Juilliard String Quartet, English Chamber Orchestra [ Sony Classical Masters / 56 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2021 ] The most comprehensive boxed sets ever to feature the recordings of the great master of the flute: Jean-Pierre Rampal. |
ERNEST CHAUSSON
Chausson: String Quartet Op 35 / Concert Op 21 Jennifer Pike (violin) Tom Poster (piano) / Doric String Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] "A real front-runner for the Concert, and the most convincing of advocates for the more problematic String Quartet." Gramophone Magazine, May 2013 |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 'Death and the Maiden' / String Quartet No. 12 Quartettsatz' Jerusalem String Quartet [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/Apr/2008 ] "Another fine, compelling release from the Jerusalem Quartet. Goodness knows, there's enough competiton out there for Deaths and Maidens and I'm still in awe of the intensity of the recent Takács version on Hyperion. But this performance takes a... |
PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY / DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich/Tchaikovsky -String Quartets Jerusalem String Quartet [ EMI Debut / CD - released 21/Jul/2001 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: String Quartets Op 18 Jerusalem String Quartet [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 10/Aug/2015 ] The Jerusalem Quartet record exclusively for Harmonia Mundi and their discs have been awarded with numerous prizes. Their recording of Haydn's String Quartets won the chamber category of the 2010 BBC Music Magazine Awards and the Diapason d'Or Arte |
BRAHMS
Clarinet Quintet / String Quartet No 2 Jerusalem String Quartet, with Sharon Kam (clarinet) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Mar/2013 ] Brahms's implacable self-criticism was at its height in the domain of chamber music; he was already forty when he produced his second String Quartet (of three) after two decades of rejected attempts, which only makes the work's formal perfection and... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet Op 115 / Trio for Clarinet, Cello & Piano Op 114 Joan Enric Lluna (clarinet) Lluas Claret (cello) Josep Colom (piano) / Tokyo String Quartet [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'Abord / CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] Composed in 1891 under the influence of the famous clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld, the trio and quintet for clarinet mark Brahms' last creative period, as he had previously resolved to stop composing. These works are considered part of his best... |
TELEMANN
Trumpet Concertos John Wallace (trumpet) / English String Orchestra, William Boughton [ Nimbus / CD - released 20/May/2012 ] |
ELENA RUEHR
Icarus and other music by Elena Ruehr Jon Manasse (clarinet), Donald Berman (piano), Tom Stone (violin), Borromeo String Quartet, Delgani String Quartet, Arneis Quartet [ Avie / CD - released 1/Apr/2022 ] Composer Elena Ruehr adds to her extensive discography with Icarus, an album of chamber music infused with hints of history, legendary literature and close collaborations with a multitude of musical colleagues. The repertoire revolves around the... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets (the 1982 Live recordings) Juilliard String Quartet [ Sony Classical Masters / 9 CD Box Set - released 13/Nov/2020 ] The Juilliard String Quartet, which was founded in 1946 is one of the world's most prestigious string quartets in the world. In February 2011, the quartet received the NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award for its outstanding contributions to music. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / BELA BARTOK / ANTONIN DVORAK
Beethoven/Bartok/Dvorak: String Quartets Juilliard String Quartet [ Sony Classical / CD - released 21/May/2021 ] The Grammy Award-winning Juilliard String Quartet celebrates the 75th anniversary of its founding with a new recording from the heart of the quartet repertoire, featuring works by Beethoven, Bartók and DvoĆák. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets (the 1964-1970 recordings) Juilliard String Quartet [ RCA / Sony Classical / 9 CD Box Set - released 20/Jul/2020 ] On the 'Sony Classical' label - In celebration of Beethoven's 250th anniversary year, Sony Classical is pleased to release the internationally renowned Juilliard String Quartet's recordings of Beethoven's String Quartets recorded from 1964-1970. The... |