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Alfred Hill: String Quartets, Vol. 4 / Dominion Quartet with Richard Mapp, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-12-13

Works: Alfred Hill: Quartet for Strings no 10 in E major; Quartet for Strings no 11 in D minor; Life Quintet, for piano, strings & chorus
Performers: Mapp, Richard
Conductors: ; Dorrell, Mark W.
Ensemble: ; Dominion String Quartet

Alfred Hill was the doyen of Australasian composers, and his exploration of the string quartet demonstrates the range of his imagination. Both the Tenth and...continue...

Alfred Hill - String Quartets, Vol. 3 / Dominion String Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-12-15

Works: Alfred Hill: Quartet for Strings no 5 in E flat major, 'The Allies'; Quartet for Strings no 7 in A major; Quartet for Strings no 9 in A minor
Conductors:
Ensemble: Dominion Quartet

The Dominion Quartet continues its exploration of the string quartets of Alfred Hill, an Australian-born composer who studied in Europe and lived for much of...continue...

Hill: String Quartets Vol 2 / Dominion String Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-10-28

Works: Alfred Hill: Quartet for Strings no 4 in C minor; Quartet for Strings no 6 in G major, ('The Kids'); Quartet for Strings no 8 in A major
Performers: Chickering, David; Gezentsvey, Yury; Harris, Rosemary; Maurice, Donald; Pulcher, David
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Ensemble: Dominion Quartet

While Hill's first three string quartets were reminiscent of Dvorak and Tchaikovsky, these three demonstrate new directions. With the slow movement of 'Quartet No. 4'...continue...

Hill: String Quartets Vol 1 / Dominion Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-06-26

Works: Alfred Hill: Quartet for Strings no 1 in B flat major ("Maori"); Quartet for Strings no 2 in G minor ("A Maori Legend in Four Scenes"); Quartet for Strings no 3 in A minor ("The Carnival")

The musical language of Alfred Hill's string quartets is reminiscent of Dvorak and Tchaikovsky with easily remembered melodies crafted within the harmonic texture of the...continue...