Viola > Brandis Quartet

Chamber Music Masterpieces [Box Set]

25 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2008-10-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Strings no 18 in A major, K. 464; Quartet for Strings no 19 in C major, K 465 "Dissonance"; Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas and Cello no 4 in G minor, K 516; Quin...
Performers: Berkes, Kalman; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Crayford, Marcia; Dean, Brett; Ephrat, Ron; Faust, Isabelle; Gaasterland, Peter; Giuranna, Bruno; Graaf, Henk de; Han, Derek; Hudec, Jiri; Hulshoff, Alexander; Ima...
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Ensemble: Amati Chamber Ensemble (Maastricht); Ames Piano Quartet; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Brandis Quartet; La Magnifica Comunità ; Nash Ensemble; Sharon Quartet; Solomon Trio; Van Swieten Trio

Strauss: Metamorphosen, etc; Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1999-10-12

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht for String Sextet, Op. 4; Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Capriccio, Op. 85
Performers: Kussner, Walter; Schwalke, Dietmar; Zepperitz, Rainer
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Ensemble: Brandis Quartet

Ironically, Schonberg's still-tonal Verklarte Nacht went on to become the most famous, even "signature" work, of the inventor of serial atonality. Capitalizing on its success,...continue...

Mozart: Oboe Quartet, etc / Koch, Seifert, Leister, Brandis

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1998-02-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Horn and Strings in E flat major, K 407 (386c); Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major, K 370 (368b); Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581
Performers: Boettcher, Wolfgang; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Brem, Peter; Koch, Lothar; Leister, Karl; Seifert, Gerd; Strehle, Wilfred
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Ensemble: Brandis Quartet

"Pleasing, dramatically potent readings" -Gramophone...continue...

Brahms, Bruckner: String Quintets / Dean, Brandis Quartet

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-12-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 111; Anton Bruckner: Quintet for strings in F major, WAB 112
Performers: Boettcher, Wolfgang; Brandis Quartet; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Brem, Peter; Dean, Brett; Strehle, Wilfred
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Ensemble: Brandis Quartet

"...The members of the Brandis Quartet (and also Mr. Dean) are all current or former members of the Berlin Philharmonic...The tonal warmth, richness, and refinement...continue...