Onslow: String Quintets, Vol. 5

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
January 30, 2026
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Georges Onslow
    • PERFORMER
      Ensemble Telos
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 30, 2026
    • UPC
      747313470976
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8574709
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: George Onslow

      Ensemble: Ensemble Telos

    2. II. Menuetto: Allegretto

      Composer: George Onslow

      Ensemble: Ensemble Telos

    3. III. Andante cantabile

      Composer: George Onslow

      Ensemble: Ensemble Telos

    4. IV. Finale: Allegretto

      Composer: George Onslow

      Ensemble: Ensemble Telos

    5. I. Allegro molto moderato

      Composer: George Onslow

      Ensemble: Ensemble Telos

    6. II. Fantasia: Adagio patetico -

      Composer: George Onslow

      Ensemble: Ensemble Telos

    7. III. Allegretto grazioso con moto

      Composer: George Onslow

      Ensemble: Ensemble Telos

    8. IV. Finale: Allegro vivace assai

      Composer: George Onslow

      Ensemble: Ensemble Telos


Georges Onslow's reputation as the 'French Beethoven' was earned in the field of chamber music. His 34 string quintets build on a form perfected by Mozart, and are enhanced through Onslow's suggested use of a double bass instead of a second cello, as heard in this recording. The String Quintet No. 14 in F major has an attractively genial quality, with distinctive themes contrasting with warmly emotive lyricism; String Quintet No. 24 in D major shows the influence of Beethoven in it's theatrically dramatic moods.