The quintet begins with a muscular, motoric theme: a five-note motto that spawns related thematic variations and permutations across the entire work. ...More
The quintet begins with a muscular, motoric theme: a five-note motto t...
John Milton Cage (Los Angeles, September 5, 1912 – New York, August 12, 1992) was an American avant-garde composer and one of the most important inn...More
John Milton Cage (Los Angeles, September 5, 1912 – New York, August ...
Faye-Ellen Silverman is an American composer whose works draw inspiration from a variety of sources, including her Jewish heritage. Some of her works,...More
Faye-Ellen Silverman is an American composer whose works draw inspirat...
Mozart composed more than 20 string quartets, including famous series such as the Milanese Quartets (KV 155-160) and the six "Haydn Quartets". His Str...More
Mozart composed more than 20 string quartets, including famous series ...
Carson Turner’s latest instalment to The Schott String Quartet Series is a wonderful collection of traditional Irish folk tunes. These intermediate-...More
Carson Turner’s latest instalment to The Schott String Quartet Serie...
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka was the first Russian composer to gain wide recognition within his own country and is often regarded as the fountainhead of R...More
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka was the first Russian composer to gain wide r...
The strijkkwartetten of Joseph Haydn are very different. Waar men doorgaans vanuit a vast stramien (de sonatavorm) componeerde, a vaste 'formule', lik...More
The strijkkwartetten of Joseph Haydn are very different. Waar men door...
Demanding salon music for string quartet (with double-bass ad libitum) is provided by Wolfgang Birtel in his 'Latin Dances' with four titles which can...More
Demanding salon music for string quartet (with double-bass ad libitum)...
In the oeuvre of Ludwig van Beethoven, the string quartet (along with the symphony and the piano sonata) is the genre to which he contributed in a man...More
In the oeuvre of Ludwig van Beethoven, the string quartet (along with ...
"Zorba's Dance" is an instrumental by Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis. The music is part of the soundtrack for the 1964 film Zorba the Greek, and use...More
"Zorba's Dance" is an instrumental by Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis...
With this new series, string players of a moderate standard can explore chamber music in one of its greatest forms - the string quartet. Each volume c...More
With this new series, string players of a moderate standard can explor...
Most people probably associate the name Schrammel with the so-called Schrammel Quartet, whose sound is perceived worldwide as quintessentially Viennes...More
Most people probably associate the name Schrammel with the so-called S...
This is a new engraving of what is perhaps one of Grainger’s best-loved and most well-known works. Based on two Irish reels, Molly on the Shore is n...More
This is a new engraving of what is perhaps one of Grainger’s best-lo...
The oeuvre by the Brazilian composer and pianist Ernesto Nazareth (1863-1934) attracts more and more aficionados in this country. After his training, ...More
The oeuvre by the Brazilian composer and pianist Ernesto Nazareth (186...
The Austrian Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828) did not really stand in the spotlight during his lifetime. He was not a crowd favorite like his predecesso...More
The Austrian Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828) did not really stand in th...
Robert Schumann (Zwickau, June 8, 1810 – Endenich (near Bonn), July 29, 1856) was a German composer, pianist, conductor, and music critic during the...More
Robert Schumann (Zwickau, June 8, 1810 – Endenich (near Bonn), July ...
Josef Suk played second violin in the Bohemian String Quartet. Since 1914 the ensemble was obliged to perform the Austrian national anthem at the open...More
Josef Suk played second violin in the Bohemian String Quartet. Since 1...
Lubos Fiser (1935-1999) was one of the most distinctive figures of Czech music in the 20th century and composed the Variations on an Unknown Theme in ...More
Lubos Fiser (1935-1999) was one of the most distinctive figures of Cze...
