Onslow, George

Georges Onslow: Sonatas for cello & piano nos 1-3 / Maria Kliegel, cello; Nina Tichman, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: George Onslow: Sonatas (3) for cello/viola (or violin) & piano, Op. 16
Performers: Kliegel, Maria; Tichman, Nina

Worthy of comparison with those of Beethoven, Onslow's three Cello Sonatas are amongst the finest to have been written in France in the first half...continue...
Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Cologne, Germany (2011-11-28_2011-11-30&2011-)....continue...

George Onslow: Quatuors / Ruggieri String Quartet

1 CD / Agogique / 2012-11-13

Works: George Onslow: Quartet for Strings in D minor, Op. 10/2; Quartet for Strings in F minor, Op. 9/3; Quartet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 21/3
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ruggieri String Quartet

Successful and well-known during his lifetime, the French composer George Onslow (1784- 1853) is virtually forgotten today. His 36 string quartets and 34 string quintets...continue...
Recording information: La salle Gazier du Site de Port-Royal des Champs, Franc (06/13/2011-06/17/2011)....continue...

Spohr: Piano Sonata; Rondoletto; Onslow: Piano Sonata; Six Pieces; Toccata / Howard Shelley, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-09-12

Works: Louis Spohr: Sonata for Piano in A flat major, Op. 125; Rondoletto for piano in G major, Op. 149; George Onslow: Sonata for Piano in C minor, Op. 2; Pièces (6), for piano; Toccata, for piano, Op...
Performers: Shelley, Howard

Howard Shelley continues his appraisal of a composer who in his lifetime was classed with Mozart and Beethoven, and enjoyed international fame and admiration. Shelley...continue...
Recording information: St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London (11/14/2011-11/15/2011)....continue...

Romantic Piano Quintets - works by Ries, Limmer, Hummel, Dussek, Onslow, Schubert et al. / Nepomuk Quartet

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Ferdinand Ries: Quintet for violin, viola, cello, double bass & piano in B minor, Op. 74; Franz Limmer: Piano Quintet in D minor, Op. 13; Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Quintet for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cell...
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Ensemble: Nepomuk Fortepiano Quintet

This unique collection features a representative selection of early Romantic piano quintets, ranging from the astronomically popular Trout Quintet by Schubert to lesser known works...continue...

George Onslow: Chamber Music - Piano Trio, Op. 14/2; violin sonata, cello sonata / Trio Portici

1 CD / Pavane / 2012-08-25

Works: George Onslow: Trio for Piano and Strings no 5, Op. 14/2; Duet for Violin, Op. 15; Sonata for cello/viola & piano, Op. 16/1
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Ensemble: Trio Portici

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
... Two things struck me right away when I played this Pavane Records CD for the first...continue...
Recording information: Palais des Beaux-Arts de Charleroi (06/2011)....continue...

George Onslow: Complete Chamber Music for Wind Instruments

2 CD / Timpani / 2011-08-30

Works: George Onslow: Sextet for piano, flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon & double bass in E flat major, Op. 30; Grand septet for piano, wind quintet & double bass in B flat major, Op. 79; Nonet for flute, cla...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Contraste; Ensemble Initium

Onslow is a composer who is being rediscovered thanks to an increasing number of recordings devoted to him and as he gradually makes his way...continue...
Recording information: Vincennes, Cour de Ville (10/2010/12/2010)....continue...

George Onslow: Complete Piano Trios, Vol. 3-4

2 CD / CPO / 2011-07-26

Works: George Onslow: Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in D minor, Op. 20; Piano Trio, Op. 3/1; Piano Trio, Op. 14/1; Trio for Piano and Strings no 8 in C minor, Op. 26; Piano Trio, Op. 14/3; Piano Trio, Op....
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Ensemble: Trio Cascades

The last two volumes of George Onslow's complete trios demonstrate once again that the rediscovery of this virtuosic, dramatically expressive, emotionally intimate, and finely crafted...continue...
Recording information: Wachtmann Musikproduktion, Stadthalle Meinerzhagen (2004-2005)....continue...

Louis Spohr, Georges Onslow: Nonets

1 CD / Ramee / 2011-01-11

Works: George Onslow: Nonet for flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, violincello & double bass in A minor, Op. 7; Louis Spohr: Nonet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Osmosis (Classical)

Spohr’s Nonet of 1813 is the first nonet written for this particular combination of instruments, making conscious use of the distinctive qualities and idiosyncrasies of...continue...
Recording information: Old-Catholic Church, Delft, The Netherlands (10/2009)....continue...

George Onslow: Duos pour piano et violon

1 CD / Ligia Digital / 2010-07-13

Works: George Onslow: Duo for violin & piano, Op. 29; Duo for violin & piano, Op. 31
Performers: Cantoreggi, Sandrine; Martin, Laurent

Educated in France, Germany and England, George Onslow studied composition with Anton Reicha. His compositions centered on chamber music, a rarity at that time in...continue...
Recording information: Couvent des Minimes de Mirabeau (09/2006)....continue...

George Onslow: Aussitot Que La Lumière

1 CD / Ligia Digital / 2010-07-13

Works: George Onslow: Introduction, variations and finale on "Aussitôt que la lumière" for piano, Op. 13; Allegro agitato for piano in B flat minor; Air écossais with variations, for piano,Op...
Performers: Martin, Laurent

The music of George Onslow evokes the period of the French Restoration, when the monarchy was basking in its last period of glory, when one...continue...
Recording information: Couvent des Minimes de Mirabeau (05/2003)....continue...

George Onslow: Works for Piano Four-Hands

1 CD / Ligia Digital / 2010-05-11

Works: George Onslow: Duo for Piano 4 hands no 1 in E minor, Op. 7; Duo for Piano 4 hands no 2 in F minor, Op. 22; Pièces (6), for piano
Performers: Martin, Laurent; Thierry Ravassard

Born in 1784, Georges Onslow started as a self-taught composer and subsequently studied with Reicha. He went on to compose about 100 works of high...continue...
Recording information: Couvent des Minimes de Mirabeau (63) (05/2005)....continue...

George Onslow: String Quartets Op.54, Op.55

1 CD / Naïve / 2010-03-30

Works: George Onslow: Quartet for Strings no 28 in E flat major, Op. 54; Quartet for Strings no 29 in D minor, Op. 55; Quartet for Strings in C minor, Op. 56

"One of the five quartets you should know about" - Gramophone George Onslow was a British-French romantic composer who composed more than 60 quartets and...continue...
Recording information: MC2, Grenoble, France (07/2009)....continue...

Borealis En Salon - Taffanel, Deslandres, Onslow, Lefebvre / Borealis Wind Quintet

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2009-06-09

Works: Paul Taffanel: Quintet for winds in G minor; Adolphe DesLandres: Pieces (3), for wind quintet; George Onslow: Quintet for winds, Op. 81/3; Charles Édouard Lefebvre: Suite for wind quintet, Op 57
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Ensemble: Borealis Wind Quintet

The acclaimed Borealis Wind Quintet offers a beautifully performed program of 19th century French music. The French were bold leaders in the transformation of wind...continue...

Romantic Music for Piano Four-Hands - Onslow, Grieg, Liszt, Wagner, etc / Buccheri, Boldrey

1 CD / Cedille / 2009-05-26

Works: George Onslow: Duo for Piano 4 hands no 1 in E minor, Op. 7; Duo for Piano 4 hands no 2 in F minor, Op. 22; Max Reger: Six Burlesques, Op. 58; Richard Wagner: Polonaise for Piano 4 hands in D major, ...
Performers: Boldrey, Richard; Bucchieri, Elizabeth

"This record is a winner... Boldrey and Buccheri don't just play the notes. They enjoy the music, and convey that enjoyment tangibly... This is one...continue...

Onslow: Violin Sonatas Op. 16 / Moderntimes_1800

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2009-02-10

Works: George Onslow: Sonatas (3) for cello/viola (or violin) & piano, Op. 16
Performers: Korol, Ilja; Zeilberger, Norbert
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Ensemble: Moderntimes_1800

Once again the choice of period instruments for neglected early romantic chamber music reveals its subtle quality that too often gets lost in performance on...continue...

Onslow: Piano Trios Vol 2 / Trio Cascades

1 CD / CPO / 2009-01-27

Works: George Onslow: Piano Trio, Op. 83; Piano Trio, Op. 3/2
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Ensemble: Trio Cascades

Vol. 2 of CPO's complete edition of George Onslow's trios again demonstrates that the rediscovery of this music combining artistry and virtuosity as well as...continue...

Onslow: Grand Septet Op. 79, Nonet Op. 77 / Irmer, Consortium Classicum

1 CD / MD&G / 2008-06-10

Works: George Onslow: Nonet for flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, violincello & double bass in A minor, Op. 7; Grand septet for piano, wind quintet & double bass in B flat major, Op. 79
Performers: Irmer, Stefan
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Ensemble: Consortium Classicum

The Consortium Classicum presents two of the very last works of George Onslow who died in 1853: the Nonet op. 77 and the Grand Septuor...continue...

Onslow: Piano Trios Vol 1 / Trio Cascades

1 CD / CPO / 2007-10-30

Works: George Onslow: Trio for Piano and Strings no 5, Op. 14/2; Trio for Piano and Strings no 9, Op. 27
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Ensemble: Trio Cascades

It was during 2003-04, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of George Onslow’s death, that the Trio Cascades first recorded his complete piano trios....continue...

SCENE Onslow: Sextet, Quintet / Luisi, et al

1 CD / MD&G / 2007-06-26

Works: George Onslow: Sextet for piano, flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon & double bass in E flat major, Op. 30; Quintet for Piano and Strings in B flat major, Op. 79bis
Performers: Luisi, Gianluca
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Ensemble: Ensemble Concertant Frankfurt

"All of them are good recordings, but this one from MDG is especially outstanding. The Ensemble Concertant Frankfurt and Gianluca Luisi have played together for...continue...

Onslow: Piano Trios no 7 & 8 / Bamberg Trio

1 CD / Musicaphon / 2006-10-08

Works: Georges Onslow: Trio for Piano and Strings no 8 in C minor, Op. 26; Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in D minor, Op. 20
Performers: Benz, Robert; Gerlinghaus, Stephan; Schuk, Evgeni
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Ensemble: Bamberg Trio

When three outstanding soloists as Jewgeni Schuk, violin, Stephan Gerlinghaus, violoncello and Robert Benz, piano form a trio, success is just around the corner: Trio...continue...

Onslow: Nonet, Quintet / Ma'alot Quintet, Mandelring Quartet

1 CD / CPO / 2006-08-29

Works: George Onslow: Nonet for flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, violincello & double bass in A minor, Op. 7; Quintet for strings no 19 in C minor, Op. 44
Performers: Guttler, Wolfgang
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Ensemble: Ma'alot Quintett

"George Onslow (1784-1853) has been discussed often enough in recent years to require no real introduction to our readers. He is now regarded as a...continue...

Onslow: String Quintets / Quintet Momemto Musicale

1 CD / MD&G / 2006-07-25

Works: George Onslow: Quintet for strings no 15 in C minor, Op. 38 ("The Bullet"); Quintet for strings no 26 in C minor, Op. 67
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Ensemble: Quintett Momento Musicale

"The first thing that is immediately obvious about the MDG recording is its high level and extremely wide range. The string bass immediately takes a...continue...

Onslow, Cherubini: String Quintets / Diogenes Quartet, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2006-05-16

Works: George Onslow: Quintet for strings no 6 in E minor, Op. 19; Quintet for strings no 21 in G minor, Op. 51; Luigi Cherubini: String Quintet no 1 in E minor
Performers: Nahmer, Manuel van der

During the first half of the nineteenth century composers in Paris (and, for that matter, in the whole of France) found it difficult to gain...continue...

Onslow: Symphonies 1 & 3 / Goritzki, NDR Radiophilharmonie

1 CD / CPO / 2004-10-19

Works: George Onslow: Symphony no 1 in A major, Op. 41; Symphony no 3 in F minor, O. Op. (arr. from Quintet, Op. 32)
Conductors: Goritzki, Johannes
Ensemble: Hannover Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

Beginning in about 1840 a distinct French tradition of instrumental music was able to establish itself - not least owing to the four symphonies penned...continue...

SCENE Onslow: String Quintets / Quintett Momento Musicale

1 CD / MD&G / 2004-06-29

Works: George Onslow: Quintet for 2 violins, viola, cello & double bass (or cello) in A minor, Op. 34; Quintet for 2 violins, viola, cello & double bass (or cello) in G major, Op. 35
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Ensemble: Quintett Momento Musicale

Composer George Onslow's long life extended from the beginning of the classical period to the middle of the high romantic era. His style was consistent...continue...

SCENE Onslow: String Quintets / Frankfurt Concertant

1 CD / MD&G / 2004-04-27

Works: George Onslow: Quintet for 2 violins, viola & 2 cellos (or cello & double bass) in E minor, Op. 74; Quintet for 2 violins, viola, cello & double bass in B flat major, Op. 33
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Ensemble: Ensemble Concertant Frankfurt

"This program includes the 11th quintet, written immediately after Dragonetti substituted for the second cellist. The other is No. 30, written in 1848. Both are...continue...

Onslow: Duo for Cello and Piano no 2; Schubert / Timoianu

1 CD / Preiser / 2003-08-01

Works: George Onslow: Sonata for cello/viola & piano, Op. 16/2; Franz Schubert: Der Wanderer, D 489 (493a)/Op. 4 no 1; Rastlose Liebe, D 138/Op 51; Wanderers Nachtlied, D 768/Op. 96 no 3; Sonata for Arpeggi...
Performers: Preda, Alexander; Timoianu, Yvonne

Onslow: String Quartets Vol. 3

1 CD / CPO / 2002-11-01

Works: George Onslow: String Quartets (3), Op. 8; Quartet for Strings in F major, Op. 50/25; Quartet for Strings in F major, Op. 46/2

Onslow: Symphonies no 2 and 4 / Goritzki, Hannover Radio PO

1 CD / CPO / 2002-04-01

Works: George Onslow: Symphony no 2 in D minor, Op. 42; Symphony no 4 in G major, Op. 71
Conductors: Goritzki, Johannes
Ensemble: Hannover Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

"Classical in form, incipiently Romantic in feeling, [Onslow's] works are spirited and expressive...the symphonies, if not masterpieces, are important works. Symphony No. 2 (1832)...is a...continue...

Onslow: Sonatas Op 7 and Op 22 / Chinn, Brings

1 CD / Centaur / 1999-07-04

Works: Georges Onslow: Duo for Piano 4 hands no 1 in E minor, Op. 7; Duo for Piano 4 hands no 2 in F minor, Op. 22
Performers: Brings, Allen; Chinn, Genevieve

Onslow: String Quartets Vol 2 / Mandelring Quartet

1 CD / CPO / 1998-05-01

Works: George Onslow: Quartet for Strings in B flat major, Op. 4/1; Quartet for Strings in G major, Op.10/1; Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 46/3

"Here is a splendid discovery from the Manderling Quartet and cpo...Onslow composed and published well over 100 works...the disc under review proves that [of the...continue...

Forgotten Piano Duets Vol 2 / Tony & Mary Ann Lenti

1 CD / ACA Digital / 1994-05-01

Works: Frantisek Xaver Dussek: Sonata for piano, 4 hands in E flat major, Sykora 26; Franz Liszt: Grande valse di bravura for Piano 4 hands, S 615; Edvard Grieg: Symphonic Pieces (2) for piano, 4 hands, Op....
Performers: Lenti, Mary Ann; Lenti, Tony

Onslow: 3 String Quartets / Mandelring Quartett

1 CD / CPO / 1993-11-01

Works: George Onslow: Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 9/1 ("Variations on God Save the King"); Quartet for Strings in F minor, Op. 9/3; Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 47