Société Lunaire perform Eugène Godecharle's Sei Quartetti Op. IV, elegant and charming harp quartets which are recorded here for the first time. Godecharle’s fascinating sound world made brilliant use of the tonal and technical possibilities of the newly invented pedal mechanism.
Rooted in the values and approaches of jazz, John Hadfield's Paris Quartet offers a fresh musical view of the French capital.
This programme combines an impish divertimento by the youthful Mozart of 1772 with two mature quartets composed around 1782.
Quatuor Van Kuijk celebrates its tenth anniversary with its sixth recording for Alpha: the first in a two volume series of Mendelssohn’s Complete String Quartets, due for completion in 2023.
Clarinettist Lesley Schatzberger and the Fitzwilliam String Quartet present a new recording of works by Brahms, Mozart, Glazunov and Sweeny.
Established at the Royal College of Music in 1994, the Belcea Quartet is one of the leading quartets of the new generation. They consistently receive critical acclaim for their performances and possess an impressive discography.
Winners of the St. Martins in the Fields Chamber Music Competition, Hattori Foundation Awards and the Martin Musical/Philharmonia Scholarship Fund, the Piatti Quartet are fast emerging as one of the UK's leading young string quartets.
Currently BBC New Generation Artists, the Van Kuijk Quartet’s international accolades boast First, Best Beethoven and Best Haydn Prizes at the 2015 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet competition amongst their string of prizes.
The Esmé Quartet is based in Germany and has rapidly gained a worldwide reputation as a chamber ensemble of exceptional achievement and promise.
The debut recording by Ensemble Meridiana, winners of the biennial York Early Music International Young Artists Competition. A scintillating programme of Telemann leading the listener on a musical jouney through Europe in the Baroque period.
