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Onslow: String Quintets, Vol. 2 / Elan Quintet

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Composer
ONSLOW, GEORGE
Artist
Elan Quintet
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Sep 08, 2017
Catalog #
8573689
UPC
747313368976

About

It was Robert Schumann who praised the Anglo-French Georges Onslow, alongside Mendelssohn, as one of the successors to the chamber music legacy of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. His string quintets were intended for a market of cultivated amateurs, with parts for a second cello or bass. No. 10 in F minor, Op. 32 reflects Beethoven’s influence, its Sturm und Drang elements revealing a masterly balance between the stable and unpredictable. No. 22 in E flat major, lively and playful, offers an almost Schubertian songfulness. Of the first volume, Gramphone wrote: ‘these five players make a beguiling case for this music.’ The combination of string quartet with double bass has opened up a richness of tone and distinct soundscape that the Elan Quintet has dedicated to exploring, celebrating works by renowned composers such as Schubert, Dvorak and Cambini, working with contemporary artists in creating new works for quintet, and rediscovering neglected masterpieces by composers including Onslow and Bridge. The members of the Elan Quintet, Benjamin Scherer Quesada, Lelia Iancovici, Julia Chu-Ying Hu, Dmitri Tsirin, and Matthew Baker, formed the ensemble in Valencia in 2014 having worked with each other extensively in the opera orchestra of the Palau de les Arts as well as in masterclasses and in chamber music.

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 I. Largo - Allegro 08:53
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Largo - Allegro
    Duration
    08:53
    Composer
    George Onslow
    Ensemble
    Elan Quintet
  2. 2 II. Andante 07:54
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    07:54
    Composer
    George Onslow
    Ensemble
    Elan Quintet
  3. 3 III. Menuetto: Allegro impetuoso 05:32
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Allegro impetuoso
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    George Onslow
    Ensemble
    Elan Quintet
  4. 4 IV. Allegro agitato 07:16
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro agitato
    Duration
    07:16
    Composer
    George Onslow
    Ensemble
    Elan Quintet
  5. 5 I. Allegro non tanto vivace 11:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro non tanto vivace
    Duration
    11:28
    Composer
    George Onslow
    Ensemble
    Elan Quintet
  6. 6 II. Adagio 08:33
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    08:33
    Composer
    George Onslow
    Ensemble
    Elan Quintet
  7. 7 III. Scherzo 05:40
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Scherzo
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    George Onslow
    Ensemble
    Elan Quintet
  8. 8 IV. Allegretto grazioso 10:06
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegretto grazioso
    Duration
    10:06
    Composer
    George Onslow
    Ensemble
    Elan Quintet