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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Robert Kahn - Chamber Music (Hohenstaufen Ensemble)


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Composer: Robert Kahn
  • Piano Trio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 72
  • Serenade in F Minor, Op. 73: I. Andante sostenuto (Version for Violin, Cello & Piano)
  • Piano Quintet in D major

Hohenstaufen Ensemble
Rahel Rilling, violin
Gabriel Adorján, violin
Sara Rilling, viola
David Adorján, cello
Annika Treutler, piano
Paul Rivinius, piano

Date: 2023
Label: Hänssler Classic

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Robert Kahn - Quintet, Romanze & Lieder (Ensemble Émigré)


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Composer: Robert Kahn
  1. Romanze in F minor, Op. 25 No. 1
  2. 's ist ein so stiller heil'ger Tag, Op. 27 No. 2
  3. Novemberfeier, Op. 20 No. 2
  4. Idyll, Op. 52 No. 1
  5. Liebestrost, Op. 42 No. 10
  6. Tagebuch in Tönen: No. 500 (Variations on No. 1) in A flat. Andante
  7. Tagebuch in Tönen: No. 3 in C sharp minor. Allegretto non troppo
  8. Tagebuch in Tönen: No. 4 in C sharp minor. Andantino con moto, quasi improvisato
  9. Tagebuch in Tönen: No. 5 in F minor. Assai sostenuto ed espressivo
  10. Tagebuch in Tönen: No. 53 in E. Allegretto con moto
  11. Tagebuch in Tönen: Jeanne Suite: No. 473a in G. Moderato
  12. Tagebuch in Tönen: Jeanne Suite: No. 473b in G. Poco allegretto
  13. Tagebuch in Tönen: Jeanne Suite: No. 473c in G. Allegretto vivace
  14. Tagebuch in Tönen: Jeanne Suite: No. 474 in E minor. Andante sostenuto
  15. Tagebuch in Tönen: Jeanne Suite: No. 475 in G. Vivace
  16. Liebesbrief, Op. 31 No. 2
  17. Die Unke, Op. 31 No. 8
  18. Feuerbestattung, Op. 38 No. 5
  19. Gebet, Op. 47 No. 9
  20. Quintet in C minor, Op. 54: I. Allegro non troppo
  21. Quintet in C minor, Op. 54: II. Presto assai
  22. Quintet in C minor, Op. 54: III. Andante sostenuto
  23. Quintet in C minor, Op. 54: IV. Allegro agitato

Ensemble Émigré
Danny Driver, piano
Christopher Gould, piano
Gemma Rosefield, cello
Emily Sun, violin
Ingrid Pearson, clarinet
Flora Bain, horn
Norbert Meyn, tenor & director

Date: 2021
Label: Rubicon

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Monday, January 29, 2024

Robert Kahn; Vincent d'Indy - Trios for Piano, Clarinet & Cello (Bawandi Trio)


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Composer: Robert Kahn; Vincent d'Indy
  • Kahn - Clarinet Trio in G Minor, Op. 45
  • Indy - Clarinet Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 29

Bawandi Trio
Mario Häring, piano
Patrick Hollich, clarinet
Alexandre Castro-Balbi, cello

Date: 2023

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Sunday, January 28, 2024

Joachim Raff - Choral Works a cappella (Basler Madrigalisten)


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Composer: Joachim Raff
  • 10 Gesänge für gemischten Chor, Op. 198
  • 4 Marian Antiphones, WoO. 27
  • Ave Maria, WoO. 33
  • Kyrie und Gloria, WoO. 31
  • Pater noster, WoO. 32

Basler Madrigalisten
Raphael Immoos, conductor

Date: 2022
Label: Capriccio

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Saturday, January 27, 2024

Joachim Raff - Complete Works for Cello & Piano (Christoph Croisé; Oxana Shevchenko)


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Composer: Joachim Raff
  • Duo for Piano and Cello, Op. 59
  • 2 Fantasie-stücke for Cello and Piano, Op. 86
  • 2 Romances, Op. 182
  • Sonata for Piano and Cello in D Major, Op. 183

Christoph Croisé, cello
Oxana Shevchenko, piano

Date: 2022
Label: Avie Records

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Friday, January 26, 2024

Joachim Raff - String Quartets Nos. 1 & 5 (Mannheimer Streichquartett)


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Composer: Joachim Raff
  • String Quartet No. 5 in G Major, Op. 138
  • String Quartet No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 77

Mannheimer Streichquartett
Daniel Bell & Shinkyung Kim, violins
Sebastian Bürger, viola
Armin Fromm, cello

Date: 2024
Label: CPO

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

Joachim Raff - String Quartets Nos. 6 & 7 (Mannheimer Streichquartett)


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Composer: Joachim Raff
  • String Quartet No. 6 in C Minor, Op. 192 No. 1 "Suite in älterer Form"
  • String Quartet No. 7 in D Major, Op. 192 No. 2 "Die schöne Müllerin"

Mannheimer Streichquartett
Andreas Krecher & Shinkyung Kim, violins
Niklas Schwarz, viola
Armin Fromm, cello

Date: 2004

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Carl Reinecke - Complete Works for 2 Pianos (Genova & Dimitrov Piano Duo)


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Composer: Carl Reinecke

CD1:
  • Andante & Variations for 2 Pianos, Op. 6
  • La belle Grisélidis, Op. 94
  • Sonata in G Major for 2 Pianos, Op. 275 No. 1
  • Fest-ouverture, Op. 148 (Version for Piano 4 Hands)
  • Variationen über eine Sarabande von J.S. Bach, Op. 24
CD2:
  • 4 Pieces for 2 Pianos, Op. 241
  • Impromptu for 2 Pianos, Op. 66
  • Sonata in C Major for 2 Pianos, Op. 275 No. 2
  • Concert-Allegro for 2 Pianos (After Mozart's K. 459)
  • Dramatische fantasiestücke, Op. 194
CD3:
  • Prologus solemnis, Op. 223 (Version for Piano 4 Hands)
  • Sonata for Piano 4 Hands in F Major, Op. 240a
  • Zur Reformationsfeier Overture, Op. 191
  • Bilder aus Süden, Op. 86
  • Improvisata über eine Gavotte von Gluck, Op. 125

Genova & Dimitrov Piano Duo
Aglika Genova
Liuben Dimitrov

Date: 2023

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Carl Loewe - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2; Overture 'Themisto' (Simon Gaudenz)


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Composer: Carl Loewe
  • Symphony in D Minor, SchL deest
  • Symphony in E Minor
  • Overture to "Themisto"

Jenaer Philharmonie
Simon Gaudenz, conductor

Date: 2022
Label: CPO

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Monday, January 22, 2024

Friedrich Ernst Fesca; Franz Danzi - Psalms (Bernhard Gärtner)


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Composer: Friedrich Ernst Fesca; Franz Danzi
  • Fesca - Psalm 103, Op. 26
  • Fesca - Psalm 9, Op. 21
  • Danzi - Viola: Overture
  • Danzi - Psalmus 128, Op. 65 (Sung in German)
  • Danzi - Preiss Gottes

Julia Sophie Wagner, soprano
Andrea Chudak, soprano
Regina Grönegreß, alto
Lothar Odinius, tenor
Matthias Horn, bass

Bachchor Karlsruhe
Camerata 2000
Bernhard Gärtner, conductor

Date: 2019

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Sunday, January 21, 2024

Friedrich Ernst Fesca - String Quartets Vol. 2 (Amaryllis Quartett)


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Composer: Friedrich Ernst Fesca

CD1:
  • String Quartet in B minor, Op. 2 No. 1
  • String Quartet in G minor, Op. 2 No. 2
  • String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 2 No. 3
CD2:
  • String Quartet in F minor, Op. 7 No. 1
  • String Quartet in E minor, Op. 7 No. 2
CD3:
  • String Quartet in B flat major, Op. 14
CD4:
  • String Quartet in C minor, Op. 4
  • String Quartet in C major, Op. 36

Amaryllis Quartet
Gustav Frielinghaus & Lena Sandoz, violins
Lena Eckels, viola
Yves Sandoz, cello

Date: 2021

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Saturday, January 20, 2024

Edvard Grieg; Amanda Maier; Julius Röntgen - String Quartets (Zilliacus Quartet)


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Composer: Edvard Grieg; Amanda Maier; Julius Röntgen
  • Grieg - String Quartet No. 2 in F Major
  • Maier - String Quartet in A Major
  • Röntgen - String Quartet No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor

Zilliacus Quartet
Cecilia Zilliacus & Julia-Maria Kretz, violins
Ylvali McTigert Zilliacus, viola
Kati Raitinen, cello

Date: 2023
Label: dB Productions

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Friday, January 19, 2024

Julius Röntgen - Works for Violin & Piano Vol. 2 (Christoph Schickedanz; Ernst Breidenbach)


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Composer: Julius Röntgen
  • Violin Sonata in F Major
  • Schwedische Weisen und Tänze
  • Variationen über ein norwegisches Volkslied, Op. 21
  • Violin Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 20

Christoph Schickedanz, violin
Ernst Breidenbach, piano

Date: 2020

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

Leopold van der Pals - String Quartets, Vol. 1 (Van Der Pals Quartet)


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Composer: Leopold van der Pals
  • String Quartet No. 1, Op. 33
  • String Quartet No. 2, Op. 66
  • String Quartet No. 3, Op. 79
  • In Memoriam Marie Steiner, Op. 176

Van Der Pals Quartet
Gordan Trajkovic & Fredrik Burstedt, violins
Markus Falkbring, viola
Tobias van der Pals, cello

Date: 2023

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Johan Wagenaar - Symphonic Poems, Vol. 2 (Antony Hermus)


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Composer: Johan Wagenaar
  • Sinfonietta, Op. 32
  • Frühlingsgewalt, Op. 11
  • Elverhöi, Op. 48
  • Amphitrion, Op. 45
  • Le cid, Op. 27

Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie
Antony Hermus, conductor

Date: 2015

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Johan Wagenaar - Symphonic Poems, Vol. 1 (Antony Hermus)


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Composer: Johan Wagenaar
  1. De getemde feeks, Op. 25
  2. Levenszomer, Op. 21
  3. Saul en David, Op. 24
  4. Romantisch intermezzo, Op. 13
  5. Frithjofs Meerfahrt, Op. 5

Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie
Antony Hermus, conductor

Date: 2009
Label: CPO

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Monday, January 15, 2024

Giovanni Sgambati - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 (Ola Rudner)


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Composer: Giovanni Sgambati
  • Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 16
  • Symphony No. 2 in E-Flat Major

Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
Ola Rudner, conductor

Date: 2018
Label: CPO

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Sunday, January 14, 2024

Giovanni Sgambati - Symphony No. 2; Nupital Symphony (Francesco La Vecchia)


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Composer: Giovanni Sgambati
  • Symphony No. 2 in E-Flat Major (reconstr. Rosalind Trübger)
  • Nuptial Symphony

Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma
Francesco La Vecchia, conductor

Date: 2022
Label: Naxos

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Friday, January 12, 2024

Pēteris Vasks; Johann Sebastian Bach; Franz Liszt - Triptychon (Iveta Apkalna)


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Composer: Pēteris Vasks; Johann Sebastian Bach; Franz Liszt

CD1:
  1. Vask - Hymnus
  2. Vask - Baltā ainava (White Scenery. Winter)
  3. Vask - Musica seria
CD2:
  • Bach - Toccata, Adagio and Fugue, BWV 564
  • Bach - Trio Sonata, BWV 527
  • Bach - Schübler Chorales, BWV 645-650
CD3:
  • Liszt - Prelude and Fugue on the Theme B-A-C-H, S.260
  • Liszt - Nun danket alle Gott, S.61
  • Liszt - Fantasy and Fugue on the chorale "Ad nos, ad salutarem undam", S.259

Iveta Apkalna, organ
Date: 2021
Label: Berlin Classics

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Thursday, January 11, 2024

Pēteris Vasks - Oboe Concerto; Vēstījums; Lauda (Albrecht Mayer; Andris Poga)


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Composer: Pēteris Vasks
  • Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra
  • Message (Vēstījums)
  • Lauda

Albrecht Mayer, oboe
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
Andris Poga, conductor

Date: 2021
Label: Ondine

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Pēteris Vasks - Distant Light; Piano Quartet; Summer Dances (Vadim Gluzman; etc.)


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Composer: Pēteris Vasks
  • Violin Concerto "Distant Light"
  • Summer Dances
  • Piano Quartet

Vadim Gluzman, violin
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Hannu Lintu, conductor
Sandis Šteinbergs, violin
Ilze Klava, viola / Reinis Birznieks, cello / Angela Yoffe, piano

Date: 2020
Label: BIS

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Pēteris Vasks - Works for Piano Trio (Trio Palladio)


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Composer: Pēteris Vasks
  • Lonely Angel
  • Episodi e canto perpetuo
  • Plainscapes

Trio Palladio
Eva Bindere, violin
Kristīna Blaumane, cello
Reinis Zariņš, piano

Date: 2020
Label: Ondine

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Monday, January 8, 2024

Pēteris Vasks - Viola Concerto; Symphony No. 1 (Maxim Rysanov)


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Composer: Pēteris Vasks
  • Concerto for Viola and String Orchestra
  • Symphony for Strings 'Voices'

Sinfonietta Rīga
Maxim Rysanov, viola & conductor

Date: 2020
Label: BIS

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Sunday, January 7, 2024

Pēteris Vasks - Distant Light; Voices (Gidon Kremer; Kremerata Baltica)


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Composer: Pēteris Vasks
  • Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra "Distant Light"
  • Symphony No. 1 for Strings "Voices"

Gidon Kremer, violin & conductor
Kremerata Baltica

Date: 1999
Label: Warner Classics

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Saturday, January 6, 2024

Erkki Melartin - Complete Works for Male Choir (Laulu-Miehet)


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Composer: Erkki Melartin
  1. Vid frågornas port, Op. 43: No. 3, Månlandet
  2. Ikävä, Op. 57 No. 1
  3. Jungfru Maria i Rosengård, Op. 57 No. 2
  4. Nu är det helg öfver havet, Op. 57 No. 3
  5. Olla mullai, Op. 57 No. 4
  6. Häälaulu, Op. 57 No. 5
  7. Savolle, Op. 57 No. 6
  8. För si sådan är kärlekens begäran, Op. 57 No. 7
  9. Selvä mies!, Op. 57 No. 8
  10. Vappulaulu, Op. 61b No. 1
  11. Aittalaulu, Op. 61b No. 4
  12. Kummanko sävel somempi?, EM 121
  13. Me kasvamme, EM 152
  14. Ota se kaunis kannel taas, EM 181
  15. Perún, EM 184
  16. La Polusstelo, EM 190
  17. Serenad, EM 212
  18. Snöfallet, EM 219
  19. Syyskuun kesä, Op. 142 No. 7
  20. Kulkurin virsi, EM 119

Laulu-Miehet
Matti Hyökki, conductor

Date: 2023
Label: Alba

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Friday, January 5, 2024

Niels Gade - Chamber Works, Vol. 5 (Ensemble MidtVest)


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Composer: Niels Gade
  • 4 Fantasiestücke for Clarinet & Piano, Op. 43
  • String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 63
  • String Quintet in E Minor, Op. 8

Ensemble MidtVest
Ana Feitosa, violin (Op. 8 & Op. 63)
Karolina Weltrowska, violin (Op. 8 & Op. 63)
Sanna Ripatti, viola (Op. 8 & Op. 63)
Asbjørn Nørgaard, viola (Op. 8)
Jonathan Slaatto, cello (Op. 8, Op. 43 & Op. 63)
Martin Qvist Hansen, piano (Op. 43)
Tommaso Lonquich, clarinet (Op. 43)

Date: 2021

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Niels Gade - Chamber Works, Vol. 4 (Ensemble MidtVest)


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Composer: Niels Gade
  • Novelettes in A Minor, Op. 29
  • String Quartet in F Minor
  • String Quintet in F Minor

Ensemble Midtvest
Ana Feitosa, violin (Novellettes, Quartet, Quintet)
Karolina Weltrowska, violin (Quartet, Quintet)
Sanna Ripatti, viola
Jonathan Slaatto, cello (Novellettes, Quartet, Quintet)
Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin, cello (Quintet)
Martin Qvist Hansen, piano

Date: 2018
Label: CPO

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Thursday, January 4, 2024

Niels Gade - Chamber Works, Vol. 3 (Ensemble MidtVest; Danish String Quartet)


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Composer: Niels Gade
  • String Octet in F Major, Op. 17
  • String Quartet in F Major "Willkommen und Abschied"
  • String Quartet in A Minor

Ensemble Midtvest
Matthew Jones, violin
Karolina Weltrowska, violin
David Samuel, viola
Jonathan Slaatto, cello

Danish String Quartet (Op. 17 only)
Frederik Øland, violin
Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, violin
Asbjørn Nørgaard, viola
Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin, cello

Date: 2017
Label: CPO

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Niels Gade - Chamber Works, Vol. 2 (Ensemble MidtVest)


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Composer: Niels Gade
  • String Quartet in E Minor, Op. 8
  • Piano Trio in B-Flat Major: I. —
  • Scherzo in C-Sharp Minor

Ensemble MidtVest
Ana Feitosa, violin (Scherzo)
Karolina Weltrowska, violin (String Quartet & Piano Trio)
Matthew Jones, violin (String Quartet)
Sanna Ripatti, viola (Scherzo)
David Samuel, viola (String Quartet)
Jonathan Slaatto, cello
Martin Qvist Hansen, piano

Date: 2016

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Niels Gade - Chamber Works, Vol. 1 (Ensemble MidtVest)


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Composer: Niels Gade
  • String Sextet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44
  • Piano Trio in F Major, Op. 42

Ensemble MidtVest
Ana Feitosa, violin (Op. 44 & Op. 42)
Karolina Weltrowska, violin (Op. 44)
Sanna Ripatti, viola
Asbjørn Nørgaard, viola
Jonathan Slaatto, cello
Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin, cello (Op. 44)
Martin Qvist Hansen, piano

Date: 2015

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Vagn Holmboe - String Quartets, Vol. 2 (Nightingale String Quartet)


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Composer: Vagn Holmboe
  • String Quartet No. 2, Op. 47
  • String Quartet No. 14, Op. 125
  • Quartetto sereno, Op. 197 posth. (Quartet No. 21 completed by Per Nørgård)

Nightingale String Quartet
Gunvor Sihm & Josefne Dalsgaard, violins
Marie Louise Broholt Jensen, viola
Louisa Schwab, cello

Date: 2022
Label: Dacapo

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Vagn Holmboe - String Quartets, Vol. 1 (Nightingale String Quartet)


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Composer: Vagn Holmboe
  • String Quartet No. 1, Op. 46, M. 159
  • String Quartet No. 3, Op. 48, M. 165
  • String Quartet No. 15, Op. 135, M. 291

Nightingale String Quartet
Gunvor Sihm & Josefine Dalsgaard, violins
Marie Louise Broholt Jensen, viola
Louisa Schwab, cello

Date: 2021
Label: Dacapo

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Monday, January 1, 2024

Carl Nielsen - Complete Works for Violin Solo & Violin and Piano (Hasse Borup; Andrew Staupe)


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Composer: Carl Nielsen
  • Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 9
  • Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 35
  • Prelude, Theme and Variations, Op. 48
  • Preludio e Presto, Op. 52
  • Violin Sonata in G major
  • Romance in D major
  • Romance in G major
  • Polka in A major
  • Grüss (fragment)

Hasse Borup, violin
Andrew Staupe, piano

Date: 2020
Label: Naxos

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