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Brahms by Arrangement, Vol.1 - arrangements of the Piano Quintet Op. 34 and Clarinet Quintet Op. 115 for strings / Zebra String Trio & friends

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-10-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op.115
Performers: Boyd, James; Lester, Richard [Cello]; Osostowicz, Krysia; Zebra String Trio
Conductors:
Ensemble: Zebra String Trio

Brahms originally wrote the Piano Quintet, Op. 34, for string quintet before recasting the work as a two-piano sonata. However, the sheet music has not...continue...
Recording information: The Music Room, Champs Hill, Coldwaltham, Pulborough, W (10/01/2011-10/02/2011)....continue...

David Braid: Chamber and Instrumental Music / Grace Davidson, Yuri Kalnits, Peter Cigleris, Jelena Lakovic

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-10-30

Works: David Braid: Morning (Neruda), for voice & string quartet, Op. 3; Pieces (3) for solo piano, Op. 8; Invention for violin & piano, Op. 11; Sonata for Quartet, Op. 13; Infinite Reminiscence for 2 piano...
Performers: Cigleris, Peter [Clarinet]; Davidson, Grace; Ekins, John-Paul [Piano]; Hori, Mikako [Piano]; Kalnits, Yuri; Lakovic, Jelena [Piano]; Morneweg, Julia [Cello]; Podobedov, Sergei; Stoycheva, Rossitza [P...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Erato Piano Trio; Tippett Quartet

British composer Braid (b. 1970), studied in London, Oxford and Kraków. His music shows something of that double inheritance, bringing together the lyricism of such...continue...

John Pickard: Chamber Music / Rupert Marshall-Luck, violin & viola; Sophie Harris, cello; Ian Mitchell, bass clarinet; Mattew Rickard, piano

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-10-30

Works: John Pickard: Piano Trio; Insomnia, for violin & piano; Chaconne for viola; Valedictions, for cello & piano; Sonata for Violin; Snowbound, for bass clarinet, cello & piano
Performers: Harris, Sophie; Marshall-Luck, Rupert; Mitchell, Ian; Rickard, Matthew

Reviews of music by the English composer Pickard (b. 1963) have stated that 'he has the technique and the temperament to emerge as one of...continue...
Recording information: St George's, Bristol, England (01/09/2012-01/10/2012)....continue...

Beethoven by Arrangement, Vol. 1

1 CD / Toccata / 2011-03-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for viola & piano in A major (fragment); Sonata for Horn and Piano in F major, Op. 17; Notturno for Viola and Piano in D major, Op. 42; Septet in E flat major, Op. 20
Performers: Norris, David Owen; Silverthorne, Paul

Although a violist himself, Beethoven left nothing for the viola except for the fragment of a sonata recorded here for the first time. So his...continue...
Recording information: Ferrandou, France (06/23/2009-06/26/2009)....continue...

Salomon Jadassohn: Piano Trios Nos. 1-3

1 CD / Toccata / 2011-02-08

Works: Salomon Jadassohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in F major, Op. 16; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E major, Op. 20; Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 59
Conductors:
Ensemble: Syrius Trio

Salomon Jadassohn (1831 - 1902) is best remembered as a much-revered teacher at the Leipzig Conservatoire. His students included Busoni, Delius, and Grieg; he himself...continue...
Recording information: Champs Hill, Coldwaltham, West Sussex, England (03/14/2009-03/15/2009)....continue...

Matthews: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 1

1 CD / Toccata / 2010-05-11

Works: David Matthews: Quartet for Strings no 4, Op. 27; Adagio for string quartet, Op. 56a; Quartet for Strings no 6, Op. 56; Quartet for Strings no 10, Op. 84

To date David Matthews (b. 1943) has written seven symphonies and eleven string quartets. This first volume of his complete string quartets presents works written...continue...
Recording information: Dukes Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London, England (08/04/2008/08/05/2008)....continue...