Discography
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Recordings on Hyperion:
Brahms: String Sextets (CDA66276)
Dvorak: Quintet and Sextet (CDA66308)
Korngold: String Sextet & Schoenberg: Verklarte
Nacht (CDA66425)
Martinu & Schulhoff: String Sextets (CDA66516)
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence & Arensky:
Two-Cello Quartet (CDA66648)
Strauss: Prelude to Capriccio & Bruckner: String
Quintet (CDA66704)
Schubert: String Quintet & String Trio (CDA66724)
Brahms: String Quintets (CDA66804)
Mendelssohn: String Quintets (CDA66993
Compact Disc CDA66276
JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Brahms: String Sextets
THE RAPHAEL ENSEMBLE
JAMES CLARK, ELIZABETH WEXLER violins
SALLY BEAMISH, ROGER TAPPING violas
ANDREA HESS, RHYDIAN SHAXSON cellos
Contents:
STRING SEXTET NO.1 IN B FLAT MINOR op 18
- Allegro ma non troppo [10'44]
- Andante, ma moderato [9'58]
- Scherzo: Allegro molto [2'47]
- Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso [10'11]
STRING SEXTET NO.2 IN G MAJOR op 36
- Allegro non troppo [14'35]
- Scherzo: Allegro non troppo [7'07]
- Poco adagio [9'24]
- Poco allegro [8'24]
Recorded on 25, 26 April 1988
Recording Engineer TONY FAULKNER
Recording Producer ARTHUR JOHNSON
Design TERRY SHANNON
Executive Producer EDWARD PERRY
© Hyperion Records Ltd, London, MCMLXXXVIII
Duration: 74'07
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Front illustration: The Lake of Thun by Alexandre Calame
(1810-1864)
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Compact Disc CDA66308 |
ANTONÕN DVOR¡K (1841-1904)
String Quintet op 97
String Sextet op 48
THE RAPHAEL ENSEMBLE
JAMES CLARK, ELIZABETH WEXLER violins
SALLY BEAMISH, ROGER TAPPING violas
ANDREA HESS, RHYDIAN SHAXSON* cellos
* Sextet only
Contents:
STRING QUINTET IN E FLAT MAJOR op 97
- Allegro non tanto [8'43]
- Allegro vivo [5'50]
- Larghetto [9'31]
- Finale: Allegro giusto [8'00]
STRING SEXTET IN A MAJOR op 48
- Allegro moderato [13'42]
- Dumka (Elegie): Poco allegretto [6'37]
- Furiant: Presto [4'0l]
- Finale: Tema con variazioni: Allegretto grazioso, quasi andantino
[7'42]
Recorded on 15, 16 June 1988
Recording Engineer TONY FAULKNER
Recording Producer ARTHUR JOHNSON
Design TERRY SHANNON
Executive Producer EDWARD PERRY
© Hyperion Records Ltd, London, MCMLXXXIX
Duration: 65'36
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Front photograph by MATTHEW STEVENS
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Compact Disc CDA66425 |
Korngold: String Sextet
Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht
THE RAPHAEL ENSEMBLE
ANTHONY MARWOOD, ELIZABETH WEXLER violins
SALLY BEAMISH, ROGER TAPPING violas
ANDREA HESS, RHYDIAN SHAXSON cellos
Contents:
Erich Wolfgang KORNGOLD (1897-1957)
String Sextet in D major, op 10 [34'40]
- Moderato - Allegro [9'40]
- Adagio [l0'38]
- Intermezzo (Moderato, con grazia) [7'00]
- Finale (Presto) [7'06]
Arnold SCHOENBERG (1874-1951)
- Verklrte Nacht, op 4 [30'27]
Recorded on 12, 13, 14 April 1990
Recording Engineer ANDREW HALLIFAX
Recording Producer ANDREW KEENER
Design TERRY SHANNON
Executive Producers CECILE KELLY, EDWARD PERRY
© Hyperion Records Ltd, London, MCMXC
Duration: 65'14
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Front illustration: Wolkengespenster I (Ghostly Cloud)
(1897) by Richard Riemerschmid (1868-1957)
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Compact Disc CDA66516 |
Bohuslav MARTINU and Ervin SCHULHOFF
String Sextets
THE RAPHAEL ENSEMBLE
ANTHONY MARWOOD, ELIZABETH WEXLER violins
SALLY BEAMISH, JAMES BOYD violas
ANDREA HESS, MICHAEL STIRLING cellos
Contents:
BOHUSLAV MARTINU (1890-1959)
SEXTET for two violins, two violas and two cellos (1932)
- Lento - Allegro poco moderato [6'50]
- Andantino - Allegro scherzando - Tempo 1 [4'40]
- Allegretto poco moderato [4'01]
THREE MADRIGALS for violin and viola (1947)
played by Anthony Marwood and Sally Beamish
- No 1: Poco allegro - Poco vivo [3'57]
- No 2: Poco andante - Andante moderato [6'19]
- No 3: Allegro - Moderato - Tempo 1 - Allegro [5'53]
ERVIN SCHULHOFF (1894-1942)
SEXTET for two violins, two violas and two cellos (1924)
- Allegro risoluto [5'46]
- Tranquillo (Andante) [7'22]
- Burlesca (Allegro molto con spirito) [3'32]
- Molto adagio [6'55]
Recorded on 21, 22, 23 July 1991
Recording Engineer TRYGG TRYGGVASON
Recording Producer ANDREW KEENER
Balance Engineer ANDREW HALLIFAX
Design TERRY SHANNON
Executive Producers JOANNA GAMBLE, EDWARD PERRY
© Hyperion Records Ltd, London, MCMXCII
Duration: 56'11
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Front illustration:
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Compact Disc CDA66648 |
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence
Arensky: Two-Cello Quartet
THE RAPHAEL ENSEMBLE
ANTHONY MARWOOD violin, KRYSIA OSOSTOWICZ violin
TIMOTHY BOULTON viola, JAMES BOYD viola
ANDREA HESS cello, MICHAEL STIRLING cello
Contents:
TCHAIKOVSKY: SOUVENIR DE FLORENCE
String Sextet in D minor, op 70 [34'03]
- Allegro con spirito [10'22]
- Adagio cantabile e con moto [9'52]
- Allegretto moderato [6'21]
- Allegro vivace [7'14]
ARENSKY: QUARTET IN A MINOR for violin, viola and two cellos,
op 35 [26'27]
- Moderato [10'10]
- Variations on a theme of Tchaikovsky [12'03]
- Finale [4'04]
Recorded in St George's, Brandon Hill, Bristol,
on 21, 22, 23 February 1993
Duration: 60'40
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Front illustration: Panorama del Giardino di Boboli by
Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (1796-1875)
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Compact Disc CDA66704
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Bruckner: String Quintet / Intermezzo
Strauss: Prelude to 'Capriccio'
THE RAPHAEL ENSEMBLE
ANTHONY MARWOOD violin
ELIZABETH WEXLER violin
TIMOTHY BOULTON viola
JAMES BOYD viola
ANDREA HESS cello
MICHAEL STIRLING cello (Strauss only)
Contents:
Richard STRAUSS
- CAPRICCIO op 85 [10'47]
Prelude for string sextet
Anton BRUCKNER
STRING QUINTET IN F MAJOR
- Gemässigt [11'25]
- Scherzo: Schnell - Trio: Langsamer [7'44]
- Adagio [14'00]
- Finale: Lebhaft bewegt [8'46]
- INTERMEZZO IN D MINOR [3'56]
for string quintet
Recorded on 24, 25, 26 October 1993
Duration: 57'16
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Front illustration: Summer Day at Dachau (1924) by Otto
Strützel
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Compact Disc CDA66724 |
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
String Quintet & String Trio
THE RAPHAEL ENSEMBLE
ANTHONY MARWOOD, ELIZABETH WEXLER violins
TIMOTHY BOULTON, JAMES BOYD violas
ANDREA HESS, MICHAEL STIRLING cellos
Contents:
- STRING TRIO MOVEMENT IN B FLAT MAJOR, D471 [11'50]
STRING QUINTET IN C MAJOR, D956
- Allegro ma non troppo [19'02]
- Adagio [13'40]
- Scherzo: Presto - Trio: Andante sostenuto [10'11]
- Allegretto [9'41]
Recorded on 24-26 October 1994
Duration: 64'51
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Front illustration: Mist in the Elbe Valley (1821) by
Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840)
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Compact Disc CDA66804 |
JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)
String Quintets
THE RAPHAEL ENSEMBLE
ANTHONY MARWOOD violin
ELIZABETH WEXLER violin
TIMOTHY BOULTON viola
JAMES BOYD viola
ANDREA HESS cello
Contents:
STRING QUINTET NO 1 IN F MAJOR Opus 88 (1882) [25'22]
- Allegro non troppo ma con brio [11'45]
- Grave ed appassionato - Allegretto vivace - Tempo I - Presto
- Tempo I [11'39]
- Allegro energico - Presto [4'58]
STRING QUINTET NO 2 IN G MAJOR Opus 111 (1890) [29'37]
- Allegro non troppo ma con brio [12'42]
- Adagio [6'16]
- Un poco allegretto [5'33]
- Vivace ma non troppo presto - Animato [5'06]
Recorded in St George's, Brandon Hill, on 18-20
April 1995
Recording Engineer TONY FAULKNER
Assistant Recording Engineer MIKE DUTTON
Recording Producer ANDREW KEENER
Design TERRY SHANNON
Executive Producers JOANNA GAMBLE, NICK FLOWER
© Hyperion Records Ltd, London, MCMXCVI
Duration: 58'07
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Front illustration: Orchard in Kutterling (1888) by Wilhelm
Leibl (1844-1900) and Johann Sperl (1840-1914)
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Compact Disc CDA66993
FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
String Quintets
THE RAPHAEL ENSEMBLE
ANTHONY MARWOOD, CATHERINE MANSON - violins
TIMOTHY BOULTON, LOUISE WILLIAMS - violas
ANDREA HESS (Op 18), MICHAEL STIRLING(Op 87) - cellos
Contents:
String Quintet No 1 in A major Op 18 - 29'11
1. Allegro con moto -11'07
2. Intermezzo: Andante sostenuto - 7'39
3. Scherzo: Allegro di molto - 4'13
4. Allegro vivace - 6'00
String Quintet No 2 in B flat major Op87 - 28'46
5. Allegro vivace - 9'45
6. Andante scherzando - 4'39
7. Adagio e lento - 8'40
8. Allegro molto vivace -5'29
Recorded in St George's, Brandon Hill, Bristol, on 23-25 June
1997
Recording Engineer - TONY FAULKNER
Recording Producer - ANDREW KEENER
Cover Design - TERRY SHANNON
Booklet Editor - NICK FLOWER
Executive Producers - EDWARD PERRY, SIMON PERRY
Hyperion Records Ltd, London, MCMXCVIII
Duration: 58'09 DDD
Front illustration: The Morning (1813) by Karl Friedrich Schinkel
(1781-1841)
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