Since you are interested in MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: R. Strauss: String Quartet / Verdi: String Quartet in E minor, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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CHAUSSON / D'INDY
String Quartets Chilingirian Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE - 'Ripely affectionate performances from the Chilingirians, beguilingly recorded, and expertly annotated by Roger Nichols' (Classic CD) |
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EDVARD GRIEG
Grieg: String Quartets 1 & 2 Chilingirian Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] "The first quartet is a masterwork … on Hyperion's inexpensive Helios label the disc is well worth the outlay." (MusicWeb Jan 2008) |
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BRIDGE / ELGAR / WALTON
String Quartets The Coull Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] 'Eloquent and sensitive performances of some of the finest British chamber works of our century' (BBC Music Magazine) |
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CONSTANT LAMBERT
Piano Concerto / Eight Poems of Li-Po / Piano Sonata / etc Ian Brown (piano) Philip Landridge (tenor) Nigel Hawthorne (narrator) / The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Aug/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE / CRITICS' CHOICE |
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ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI
La Folia Lynn Dawson (soprano) / The Purcell Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 26/May/2007 ] 'My very favourite...their easy rapport and the stylishness of her singing are quite unforgettable, and Woolley's stunning performance...wants for nothing' (Gramophone) |
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MARAIS
Les folies d'Espagne The Purcell Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 6/Oct/2007 ] 'Marais' music is full of interest, and the strong contrasting characters of individual movements are well served by the Purcell Quartet' (Which CD) |
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CORELLI
La Folia, and other sonatas The Purcell Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Sep/2008 ] 'Excellent performances from all concerned, and recording quality to match' (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |