Ensemble

Florian Leopold Gaßmann's (1729-1774) Op. 2, 'Sei quintetti, Dilatamenti, Notturni o sia Serenate Per Violino o Flauto, Violino Secondo, Due Viole e Baßso ...' belongs among the earliest quintets, alo...

It is not only with regard to the instrumentation that the string quintet Sonanzen (a play on the words 'consonance' and 'dissonance') follows the famous example of Schubert, and even Wagner's Tristan...

It was in Madrid in 1771 that two composers simultaneously 'discovered' and invented the string quartet as new musical genre: Luigi Boccherini and Gaetano Brunetti. The string quartets by the Italian...

Penderecki's demanding and thrilling String Quartet No. 3 is now available in a version with double-bass. The instruments are of equal importance, the performers have to master both brilliant virtuoso...

Amanti's first string quintet (2014) looks into Creation in less than 20 minutes and is a rewarding interactive audience piece.'Spiritual' is inspired by the gospel tradition. Beautiful solos lead fro...

String Quintet.

Arthur Pryor compose l’"American Legion March" nel contesto del fiorire delle grandi bande musicali americane all’inizio del XX secolo. Questa marcia si inserisce nella tradizione patriottica e cerimo...

Arthur Pryor compose l’"American Legion March" nel contesto del fiorire delle grandi bande musicali americane all’inizio del XX secolo. Questa marcia si inserisce nella tradizione patriottica e cerimo...

Published here for the first time, this quintet, written in 1790, opens with the three chords Boccherini used in the sinfonia of his oratorio Gioas, Re di Giuda. The style of the first movement is a m...

Without a doubt, this Capriccio's theme for violin solo is one of the most popular and most impressive ones written by Paganini. Up until the 20th century, it inspired numerous composers to write thei...