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Josef Suk: Piano Quintet; Piano Quartet; Four Pieces for Violin & Piano / Nash Ensemble

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-09-12

Works: Josef Suk: Quartet for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 1; Pieces (4) for Violin and Piano, Op. 17; Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 8
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Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

The music of Josef Suk, pupil of Dvorák and married to the elder composer's daughter, is only now beginning to be recognized for its true...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (2003-11-30&2003-12-01_2003-)....continue...

Constant Lambert: Piano Concerto; Piano Sonata; Eight Poems of Li-Po; Mr. Bear Squash-you-all-flat / Hawthorne, Brown, Langridge

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-08-14

Works: Constant Lambert: Concerto, for piano & 9 instruments; Eight Poems of Li-Po, for voice & piano (or ensemble); Sonata for piano; Mr. Bear Squash-you-all-flat
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Langridge, Philip
Conductors: Friend, Lionel
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

Constant Lambert is perhaps better known today for his strident views on his contemporaries, but he was also a talented composer of delightful, anarchic music,...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (05/04/1994-05/07/1994)....continue...

Bob Chilcott: Requiem / Wells Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-04-10

Works: Bob Chilcott: Requiem, for 2 voices, chorus, & organ (or orchestra); Salisbury Motets (4), for chorus & organ; Downing Service, for chorus & organ; Pilgrim Jesus, carol for chorus; The Nine Gifts, ca...
Performers: Ashworth, Laurie; Staples, Andrew; Vaughn, Jonathan
Conductors: Owens, Matthew
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble

Composer and conductor Bob Chilcott (born 1955) has been steeped in the British choral tradition since he was a boy chorister. A former member of...continue...
Recording information: The Cathedral Church of St Andrew in Wells, Somerset (2011-05-25_2011-05-26&2011-)....continue...

Joaquin Turina: Chamber Music / The Nash Ensemble

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-04-10

Works: Joaquín Turina: Quartet for Piano and Strings in A major, Op. 67; Sonata for violin & piano no 2, Op. 82 ("Española"); Sextet for viola, piano and string quartet ("Scène Andalouse"), O...
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Samuel, Laura; Thorsen, Marianne; Wardman, Vicci
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Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

The colorful folk melodies and infectious rhythms of Spain knit seamlessly with twentieth century French compositional sophistication in Joaquín Turina's chamber works. Born in Seville,...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (12/17/2010-12/19/2010)....continue...

Beethoven: "Eyeglass" Duo, Piano Quartet Op 16, String Quintet Op 104 / Nash Ensemble

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-06-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quintet for Strings in C minor, Op. 104; Duet for Viola and Cello in E flat major, WoO 32; Quartet for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 16
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Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

The Nash Ensemble continues their critically acclaimed survey of Beethoven's rarer chamber music in an intriguing new disc. Beethoven's String Quintet of Opus 104 is...continue...

Beethoven: String Quintets Op 4 and 29 / Nash Ensemble

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-01-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quintet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 4; Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 29
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Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

On this new disc, the Nash Ensemble turns its attention to two works from decisive moments in Beethoven’s career. The String Quintet in E flat...continue...

Coleridge-Taylor: Piano Quintet, etc / Nash Ensemble

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-10-09

Works: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 1; Ballade in C minor, Op. 73; Quintet for clarinet & strings in F sharp minor, Op 10
Performers: Broman, Malin; Nabarro, Ben
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Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

The ever-enterprising Nash Ensemble is heard here in a delightful program of chamber-music rarities by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912). In the early Piano Quintet, the precocious...continue...

Elgar: Piano Quintet, Violin Sonata / The Nash Ensemble

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-09-11

Works: Edward Elgar: Sonata for violin & piano in E minor, Op. 82; Quintet for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 84
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Chase, Roger; Crayford, Marcia; Kampen, Christopher van; Layton, Elizabeth
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Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

"The playing of The Nash Ensemble evinces consummate refinement and total dedication; their heartwarmingly eloquent reading communicates strongly." - Gramophone...continue...

R. Strauss: Metamorphosen, etc / Nash Ensemble

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-03-20

Works: Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Quartet for Piano and Strings in C minor, Op. 13 (TrV 137); Capriccio, Op. 85
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Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

This is The Nash Ensemble at its very best-fullblooded performances of red-meat chamber music. Metamorphosen can in some ways be regarded as Richard Strauss's heart-rending...continue...

Britten: Phaedra, Lachrymae, etc / Friend, Nash Ensemble

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-02-14

Works: Benjamin Britten: Phaedra, Op. 93; Lachrymae, reflections on a song of Dowland, for viola & string orchestra, Op. 48a; Sinfonietta, for chamber orchestra, Op. 1; The Sword in the Stone, music for a 6...
Performers: Chase, Roger; Rigby, Jean
Conductors: Friend, Lionel
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

"... The Nash Ensemble performances are brilliant and brilliantly recorded. There is a clarity and urgency to the performances that reveals much of the inner...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Piano Quartet, etc / The Nash Ensemble

2 CD / Hyperion / 2005-06-14

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Septet for piano, trumpet, string quartet & bass in E flat major, Op. 65; Tarantella for Flute, Clarinet and Orchestra, Op. 6; Sonata for bassoon & piano, in G major, Op. 16...
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Davies, Philippa; Hosford, Richard; Hulse, Gareth; Leveaux, Ursula
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Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

"What effortless, nimble virtuosity the Nash Ensemble members consistently serve up, both collectively and individually! Hyperion's warms, spacious sonics significantly add to the immense listening...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Early Chamber Music / Nash Ensemble

2 CD / Hyperion / 2002-12-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Quintet for violin, viola, cello, double bass & piano in C minor; Nocturne and Scherzo for 2 violins, 2 violas & cello (revision of Ballade and Scherzo); Suite de Ballet (1924...
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Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

"An entrancing voyage of discovery, in sum, whose pleasures are enhanced by the Nash Ensemble's tirelessly eloquent advocacy, admirable production-values and Michael Kennedy's authoritative booklet-es...continue...

Walton: Violin Sonata, Piano Quartet, etc / Ainsley, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2002-10-01

Works: William Walton: Quartet for Piano and Strings; Anon in Love, song cycle for tenor & guitar or orchestra; Valse from "Façade", for piano; Passacaglia, for cello solo; Sonata for Violin & Piano
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Power, Lawrence; Thorsen, Marianne; Watkins, Paul [Cello, Conductor]
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Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

"The Nash Ensemble's contribution on disc to the Walton centenary celebrations is planned with characteristic imagination and generosity. The two main works are the Piano...continue...

Vaughan Williams: String Quartet no 2, etc / Nash Ensemble

1 CD / Hyperion / 2002-06-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lake in the Mountains, for piano (from the film score "The 49th Parallel"); Studies (6) in English Folksong; Phantasy Quintet for Strings; Sonata for Violin and Piano in A...
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]
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Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

Vaughan Williams' searching Second Quartet of 1942-44 is a key work in his output, straddling the very different worlds of the Fifth and Sixth symphonies....continue...

Walton: Façade; Lambert: Salome /Lloyd-Jones, Nash Ensemble

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-09-01

Works: William Walton: Façade, for reciter & ensemble; Façade 2, for reciter & ensemble; Constant Lambert: Salome, incidental music
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

"The 'Facade' entertainment - poems by Edith Sitwell to music by the then-unknown William Walton - was an amorphous creation, a collection of over 40...continue...

Arnold: Chamber Music Vol 1 / Nash Ensemble

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-02-01

Works: Malcolm Arnold: Sonata for violin & piano no 2, Op. 43; Pieces (5) for violin & piano, Op. 84; Sonata for viola & piano, Op. 17; Sonata for violin & piano no 1, Op. 15; Duo for 2 cellos, Op. 85; Trio...
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Crayford, Marcia; Kampen, Christopher van; Welsh, Moray
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Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

"The playing of the various members of the Nash Ensemble is impeccable, as indeed is the recording." -Penguin Guide to Compact Discs...continue...

Arnold: Chamber Music Vol 2 / Nash Ensemble

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-02-01

Works: Malcolm Arnold: Sonatina for flute & piano, Op. 19; Sonatina for clarinet & piano, Op. 29; Sonatina for oboe & piano, Op. 28; Sonatina for recorder & piano, Op. 41; Fantasy for clarinet, Op. 87; Fant...
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Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

"Superb. An enthusiastic recommendation." -Gramophone...continue...

Arnold: Chamber Music Vol 3 / Nash Ensemble

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-02-01

Works: Malcolm Arnold: Quintet for flute, violin, viola, horn & bassoon, Op. 7; Duo for flute & viola, Op. 10; Divertimento for flute, oboe & clarinet, Op. 37; Quartet for oboe & strings, Op. 61; Sonata for...
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Chase, Roger; Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Hulse, Gareth; Pearce, Judith
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Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

"This collection is a marvellous one... superbly played." -Gramophone...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Along the Field, etc / Ainsley, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2000-10-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Merciless beauty; English Folksongs (2) for voice & violin; Blake Songs (10) for Voice and Oboe; Along the Field, song cycle for voice & violin; On Wenlock Edge, song cycle fo...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark
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Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

Though rightly regarded as one of the twentieth century's great symphonists, Ralph Vaughan Williams responded to the setting of words throughout his long life. Songs...continue...

Bliss: A Knot of Riddles, etc / McGreevy, Spence, et al

2 CD / Hyperion / 2000-02-01

Works: Arthur Bliss: A Knot of Riddles, song cycle (7) for baritone & 11 instruments, Op. 97, F. 159; Three Romantic Songs, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 25, F. 179; Four Songs, for voice, violin & pian...
Performers: Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Herford, Henry; Lenehan, John [Piano]; McGreevy, Geraldine; Phillips, Leo; Spence, Toby; Sturrock, Kathron
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

'This double album is a revelatory document and a source of ever unpredictable delight ... These songs beg to be performed more often.' (BBC Music...continue...

Poulenc: The Complete Chamber Music / Nash Ensemble

2 CD / Hyperion / 1999-12-01

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sextet for wind quintet & piano in C major, FP 100; Sonata for violin & piano, FP 119; Sonata for 2 clarinets, FP 7; Sonata for Horn, Trumpet and Trombone; Sonata for Cello and Piano...
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Davies, Philippa; Harris, Michael [Clarinet]; Hosford, Richard; Hulse, Gareth; Leveaux, Ursula; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Phillips, Leo; Purser, David; Wallace, John [Trumpet]; Watki...
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Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

'Thirteen pieces lovingly brought to life by the Nash Ensemble. For once, the word 'jewel-box' for the CD container sounds about right.' (BBC CD Review)

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Holloway: Serenade in C, Fantasy-Pieces / Nash Ensemble

1 CD / Hyperion / 1998-07-01

Works: Robin Holloway: Serenade in C, for clarinet, bassoon, horn, 2 violins, viola, cello & double bass, Op. 41; Fantasy-Pieces on the Heine 'Liederkreis' of Schumann, Op. 16; Robert Schumann: Liederkreis,...
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Spence, Toby
Conductors: ; Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

"A contemporary composer takes a nineteenth-century classic - Schumann's song-cycle 'Liederkreis' - and sets it in a musical frame of his own devising...the result, entitled...continue...

Warlock: The Curlew, Capriol, Serenade, etc / Nash Ensemble

1 CD / Hyperion / 1997-11-01

Works: Peter Warlock: Capriol Suite; Sleep, song for voice & string quartet; A Sad Song, for voice & piano (Peterisms, Set 1, no 2); The Fairest May, for voice & string quartet; My Lady is a Pretty One, for...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Chase, Roger; Davies, Philippa; Kampen, Christopher van; Phillips, Leo; Wexler, Elizabeth
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

'Much of the best of Warlock is here. As usual, Hyperion's presentation is first-rate' (Gramophone)

'Breathtakingly played and sung' (The Observer)

'Superbly evocative' (BBC Music...continue...

Bax: Nonet, Oboe Quintet, Elegiac Trio, etc / Nash Ensemble

1 CD / Hyperion / 1996-03-01

Works: Arnold Bax: Nonet, for woodwinds & strings; Quintet for oboe & strings; Elegiac Trio, for flute, viola & harp; Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in D major; Quintet for harp & strings
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Chase, Roger; Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Davies, Philippa; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]
Conductors: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Brown, Ian [Classical]
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

"Every performance sounds as if it had all been lived with for years,and it may well be that the music has been as fully absorbed...continue...