Smith Quartet

Aria - works for solo saxophone by Nyman, Handel, Bozza, Faure, et al. / Gerard McChrystal, saxophone

1 CD / First Hand / 2011-12-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerto grosso in B flat major, Op. 3/2, HWV 313; Michael Nyman: Why?, song (for the film "The Diary of Anne Frank"); If; Michael McGlynn: Aisling, for melody instrument & c...
Performers: De Silva, Shiroma; McChrystal, Gerard; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Scott, Andy [Engineer]; Tanaka, Karen
Conductors: Pendlebury, Nic; ; Doherty, Donal
Ensemble: ; Codetta; Smith Quartet; Trinity Laban String Ensemble

This brilliantly devised CD from Gerard McChrystal is a deeply personal album; at times melancholic, the music is always beautiful and captivating. Indeed, Aria has...continue...
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Dance / The Smith Quartet

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-04-03

Works: Tunde Jegede: Dancing in the Spirit, for string quartet; Joe Cutler: Folk Music (Daithi's Dumka), for string quartet; John Adams: Pavane; Graham Fitkin: Informal Dance, for string quartet; Andrew Pop...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Smith Quartet

The Smith Quartet return with their fourth disc on Signum with a new album of commissioned works and world premiere recordings, all centered on the...continue...
Recording information: St. Michael's Church, Highgate, London (09/2009/01/2010)....continue...

Karl Jenkins & Adiemus - The Essential Collection

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-05-02

Works: Karl Jenkins: Adiemus, for female voices & orchestra; Requiem, for chorus & orchestra; The Armed Man; Adiemus II, Cantata Mundi; Palladio, for string orchestra (or band); Cantilena, for chorus & pian...
Performers: Adiemus; Beniston, Paul; Carewe, Mary [Soprano Vocal]; Finch, Catrin; Jenkins, Jody K.; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Johnson, Guy; Kettel, Gary; Landman, Sam; Percy, Neil; Stockley, Miriam; Thorby, Pame...
Conductors: Jenkins, Karl [Composer]
Ensemble: ; Adiemus Orchestra; Adiemus Wind and Brass; Smith Quartet

Karl Jenkins has been composing for three decades, but it was his knack for delivering themes for TV commercials in the '80s and '90s that...continue...

Diamond Music / Karl Jenkins, London Philharmonic

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-10-15

Works: Karl Jenkins: Palladio, for string orchestra (or band); Adiemus Variations, for string quartet; Passacaglia, for string orchestra; Quartet for Strings no 2
Performers: Cooper, Deirdre; Crehan, Dermot; Humphries, Ian; Mutter, Charles; Pendlebury, Nic; Riddell, Duncan; Stoianov, Konstantin; Wright, Robert St. John [Violin]
Conductors: Stoianov, Konstantin; Riddell, Duncan; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Strings; Smith Quartet; Smith String Quartet