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Ireland: Sextet, Clarinet Trio / Maggini Quartet, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-02-24

Works: John Ireland: Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in D major [fragment]; Fantasy Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E flat major; The Holy Boy; Sextet for Clarinet, Horn and String Quartet
Performers: Angel, David; Kaznowski, Michal; McAslan, Lorraine; Neary, Alice; Outram, Martin; Plane, Robert; Pyatt, David; Rahman, Sophia
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Ensemble: Maggini Quartet

A composition pupil of Stanford and recognised as an outstanding talent by Parry, John Ireland was inspired as a student by the music of Beethoven,...continue...

Schubert: String Quartets / Maggini Quartet

1 CD / ASV Import / 2006-06-27

Works: Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings in C minor, D 103 [fragment]; Minuets (5) and Trios (6) for string quartet , D. 89; Quartet for Strings no 14 in D minor, D 810 "Death and the Maiden"
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Ensemble: Maggini Quartet

"...achieves genuine Schubertian feeling through sensitively controlled, clear textures and greater emphasis on the subtle play of different tonal color." -BBC Music Magazine...continue...

British Music - Green & Pleasant Land

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-11-01

Works: E.J. Moeran: Symphony in G minor, R. 71; Gerald Finzi: Seven Poems of Robert Bridges, for unaccompanied chorus, Op. 17; Arthur Somervell: The Shropshire Lad, song cycle; Frederick Delius: Aquarelles ...
Performers: Cox, Michael; Daniel, Nicholas; Farrington, Iain; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Maltman, Christopher; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Whitton, Christopher
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David; Robinson, Christopher; ; Penny, Andrew
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dublin RTE Concert Orchestra; Duke Quartet; English Northern Philharmonia; Maggini Quartet; Northern Sinfonia; Queensland Symphony Orchestra; Royal Ballet Sinfonia; Ro...

A delightful selection of English music with a pastoral theme featuring several individual tracks from award winning discs in the British Music series. Performed by...continue...

Bliss: Oboe Quintet, etc / Nicholas, Maggini Quartet, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-06-01

Works: Arthur Bliss: Quartet for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 5, F. 18; Sonata for viola & piano, Op. 52, F. 91; Quintet for oboe & string quartet, Op. 44, F. 21
Performers: Daniel, Nicholas; Donohoe, Peter; Jackson, Laurence; Kasnowski, Michal; Outram, Martin; Rolton, Julian
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Ensemble: Maggini Quartet

"One work and performance here is truly extraordinary: the Oboe Quintet. Nicholas Daniel initially emerges from the string quartet as if from the ether -...continue...

Bax: String Quartets no 1 & 2 / Maggini String Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-01-01

Works: Arnold Bax: Quartet for Strings no 1 in G major; Quartet for Strings no 2 in E minor
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Ensemble: Maggini Quartet

"These are certainly excellent and well-recorded renditions and at Naxos's price a super bargain. Quartet 1, from 1918, shows Bax at his closest to Dvorak....continue...

Gramophone Sampler 2000

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-10-01

Works: William Walton: Concerto for Cello; Quartet for Piano and Strings; Arnold Bax: Symphony no 3; Samuel Barber: Symphony no 1, Op. 9; Benjamin Britten: Te Deum in C major; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio,...
Performers: Donohoe, Peter; Goldring, William; Hugh, Timothy; Moll, Kurt; Nielsen, Inga
Conductors: Daniel, Paul; Lloyd-Jones, David; ; Alsop, Marin; Robinson, Christopher; Halász, Michael
Ensemble: ; Maggini Quartet

Britten: String Quartets Vol 1 / Maggini String Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-08-18

Works: Benjamin Britten: Quartet for Strings no 1 in D major, Op. 25; Quartet for Strings no 2 in C major, Op. 36; Divertimenti (3), for string quartet
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Ensemble: Maggini Quartet

[From a comparative review with CHA 9664 of Britten String Quartets: in F; in D; No. 2 in C with the Sorrel Quartet] "...These recordings...continue...

Moeran: String Quartets, String Trio / Maggini Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-06-30

Works: E.J. Moeran: Quartet for Strings in E flat major; Quartet for Strings no 1 in A minor; Trio for strings in G major, R. 59
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Ensemble: Maggini Quartet

"...[The A minor Quartet] is an enormously fluent, folksong-inspired creation, full of Ravelian Poise; indeed the last movement of the three (an exhilarating rondo) owes...continue...