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The London String Quartet: 1917-1951 Recordings
Music and Arts Programs of America

The London String Quartet: 1917-1951 Recordings

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Composer
BEETHOVEN BLOCH BRAHMS BRID
Artist
Elwes, Kiddle
Format
CD
Label
Music and Arts Programs of America
Released
Sep 01, 2011
Catalog #
MA CD-1253
UPC
017685125324

About

The year 2010 marked a century since the London String Quartet, known affectionately as the LSQ, gave its first concerts. Britain's leading chamber ensemble for two decades, it was equally well known in America, where it competed on equal terms with the Flonzaley Quartet: in 1925 leading American critic Olin Downes hailed 'the finest quartet playing that has been heard this Winter in New York'. The LSQ gave many premières, made myriad records and at different times included Albert Sammons and William Primrose. That almost no trace of the group remained in the catalogues in its centenary year was sad but easily explicable. Much of its recorded output was produced by the acoustic process; and often the music was abridged because the Columbia Graphophone Company was not fully committed to chamber music until around 1923. One can still enjoy those old discs, which represent the best of the neat, unfussy British string style; and some of them are reproduced here. But the five programmes performed at the Library of Congress from 1943 to 1951, issued here for the first time, inevitably give a better idea of the LSQ's capabilities: for one thing, they are played straight through, before a sympathetic audience, rather than being done in a sterile studio by the old stop-start 78rpm method.

Tracklist 91 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Introduzione: Andante con moto - Allegro vivace 08:13
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Introduzione: Andante con moto - Allegro vivace
    Duration
    08:13
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  3. 2 II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto 09:12
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
    Duration
    09:12
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  4. 3 III. Menuetto grazioso 05:00
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuetto grazioso
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  5. 4 IV. Allegro molto 06:38
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro molto
    Duration
    06:38
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  6. 5 I. Vivace 07:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Vivace
    Duration
    07:28
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  7. 6 II. Andante 07:54
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    07:54
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  8. 7 III. Agitato: Allegretto non troppo 07:55
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Agitato: Allegretto non troppo
    Duration
    07:55
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  9. 8 IV. Poco allegretto con variazioni 08:58
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Poco allegretto con variazioni
    Duration
    08:58
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  10. Disc 2
  11. 1 I. Animé et tres decide 06:27
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Animé et tres decide
    Duration
    06:27
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  12. 2 II. Assez vif et bien rythme 03:45
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Assez vif et bien rythme
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  13. 3 III. Andantino doucement expressif 07:26
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Andantino doucement expressif
    Duration
    07:26
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  14. 4 IV. Tres modéré - En animant peu a peu - Tres mouvemente et avec passion 06:42
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Tres modéré - En animant peu a peu - Tres mouvemente et avec passion
    Duration
    06:42
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  15. 5 I. Allegro 05:04
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  16. 6 II. Andante o più tosto allegretto 05:07
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante o più tosto allegretto
    Duration
    05:07
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  17. 7 III. Menuetto: Allegro ma no troppo 03:16
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Allegro ma no troppo
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  18. 8 IV. Vivace assai 04:04
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Vivace assai
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  19. 9 I. Allegro 07:37
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    07:37
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  20. 10 II. Poco adagio, cantabile 08:05
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Poco adagio, cantabile
    Duration
    08:05
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  21. 11 III. Menuetto: Allegro 04:24
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Allegro
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  22. 12 IV. Finale: Presto 04:24
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  23. Disc 3
  24. 1 I. Andante espressivo - Allegro molto moderato 08:13
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andante espressivo - Allegro molto moderato
    Duration
    08:13
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  25. 2 II. Assai agitato - Un poco adagio - Tempo risoluto 06:39
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Assai agitato - Un poco adagio - Tempo risoluto
    Duration
    06:39
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  26. 3 III. Adagio molto 08:57
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Adagio molto
    Duration
    08:57
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  27. 4 IV. Finale: Allegro molto vivace 06:30
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro molto vivace
    Duration
    06:30
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  28. 5 I. Calmly and evenly flowing, utmost tenderness and intimacy 06:06
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Calmly and evenly flowing, utmost tenderness and intimacy
    Duration
    06:06
    Composer
    Ernst Toch
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  29. 6 II. Adagio 07:11
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    07:11
    Composer
    Ernst Toch
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  30. 7 III. Pensive serenade 04:43
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Pensive serenade
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Ernst Toch
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  31. 8 IV. Vigorous 07:10
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Vigorous
    Duration
    07:10
    Composer
    Ernst Toch
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  32. 9 I. Allegro con brio 05:08
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  33. 10 II. Allegretto ma non troppo 07:01
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Allegretto ma non troppo
    Duration
    07:01
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  34. 11 III. Allegro assai vivace, ma serioso 04:43
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Allegro assai vivace, ma serioso
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  35. 12 IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato - Allegro 05:24
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato - Allegro
    Duration
    05:24
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  36. Disc 4
  37. 1 I. Andante - Allegro 08:11
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andante - Allegro
    Duration
    08:11
    Composer
    Ernő Dohnányi
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  38. 2 II. Presto acciaccato 04:30
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Presto acciaccato
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Ernő Dohnányi
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  39. 3 III. Molto adagio 12:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Molto adagio
    Duration
    12:31
    Composer
    Ernő Dohnányi
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  40. 4 I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro 08:49
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro
    Duration
    08:49
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  41. 5 II. Allegro ma non tanto 06:45
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Allegro ma non tanto
    Duration
    06:45
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  42. 6 III. Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenden an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart: Molto adagio - Neue Kraftfuhtend: Andante - Molto adagio 16:46
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenden an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart: Molto adagio - Neue Kraftfuhtend: Andante - Molto adagio
    Duration
    16:46
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  43. 7 IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace 02:18
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  44. 8 V. Allegro appassionato 06:58
    Track
    8
    Title
    V. Allegro appassionato
    Duration
    06:58
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  45. Disc 5
  46. 1 I. Allegro ma non troppo 09:10
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    09:10
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  47. 2 II. Andante 06:29
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    06:29
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  48. 3 III. Menuetto: Allegretto 05:18
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Allegretto
    Duration
    05:18
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  49. 4 IV. Allegro moderato 06:44
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    06:44
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  50. 5 Prelude 04:27
    Track
    5
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    Ernest Bloch
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  51. 6 North 02:45
    Track
    6
    Title
    North
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Ernest Bloch
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  52. 7 Tongataboo 01:48
    Track
    7
    Title
    Tongataboo
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Ernest Bloch
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  53. 8 Alpestre 02:23
    Track
    8
    Title
    Alpestre
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Ernest Bloch
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  54. 9 In the Mountains: Rustic Dance 04:02
    Track
    9
    Title
    In the Mountains: Rustic Dance
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Ernest Bloch
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  55. 10 I. Allegro moderato 07:22
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    07:22
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  56. 11 II. Assez vif 05:37
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Assez vif
    Duration
    05:37
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  57. 12 III. Tres Lent 07:31
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Tres Lent
    Duration
    07:31
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  58. 13 IV. Vif et agite 04:59
    Track
    13
    Title
    IV. Vif et agite
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  59. Disc 6
  60. 1 I. Adagio - Allegro 08:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Adagio - Allegro
    Duration
    08:18
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  61. 2 II. Andante cantabile 07:44
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante cantabile
    Duration
    07:44
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  62. 3 III. Menuetto: Allegro 04:40
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Allegro
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  63. 4 IV. Allegro molto 05:32
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro molto
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  64. 5 I. Le Phare: Allegro maestoso - Tranquillo - Tempo I 06:56
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Le Phare: Allegro maestoso - Tranquillo - Tempo I
    Duration
    06:56
    Composer
    John Blackwood McEwen
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  65. 6 II. Les Dunes: Andante mesto 05:33
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Les Dunes: Andante mesto
    Duration
    05:33
    Composer
    John Blackwood McEwen
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  66. 7 III. La Racleuse: Vivace - Allegretto leggiero 04:15
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. La Racleuse: Vivace - Allegretto leggiero
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    John Blackwood McEwen
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  67. 8 I. Allegro non troppo 08:37
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    08:37
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  68. 9 II. Andante moderato 04:58
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Andante moderato
    Duration
    04:58
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  69. 10 III. Quasi Minuetto, moderato 09:47
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Quasi Minuetto, moderato
    Duration
    09:47
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  70. 11 IV. Finale: Allegro non assai 06:34
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro non assai
    Duration
    06:34
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  71. Disc 7
  72. 1 I. Poco lento - Allegro 14:03
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Poco lento - Allegro
    Duration
    14:03
    Composer
    César Franck
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  73. 2 II. Scherzo: Vivace 05:25
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Vivace
    Duration
    05:25
    Composer
    César Franck
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  74. 3 III. Larghetto 10:08
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Larghetto
    Duration
    10:08
    Composer
    César Franck
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  75. 4 IV. Finale: Allegro molto 15:14
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro molto
    Duration
    15:14
    Composer
    César Franck
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  76. 5 No. 1. On Wenlock Edge 03:08
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 1. On Wenlock Edge
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    Gervase Elwes, Frederick B. Kiddle
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  77. 6 No. 2. From far, from eve and morning 02:05
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 2. From far, from eve and morning
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    Gervase Elwes, Frederick B. Kiddle
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  78. 7 No. 3. Is my team ploughing? 03:52
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 3. Is my team ploughing?
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    Gervase Elwes, Frederick B. Kiddle
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  79. 8 No. 4. Oh, when I was in love with you 00:47
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 4. Oh, when I was in love with you
    Duration
    00:47
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    Gervase Elwes, Frederick B. Kiddle
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  80. 9 No. 5. Bredon Hill 04:05
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 5. Bredon Hill
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    Gervase Elwes, Frederick B. Kiddle
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  81. 10 No. 6. Clun 04:10
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 6. Clun
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    Gervase Elwes, Frederick B. Kiddle
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  82. Disc 8
  83. 1 String Quartet No. 12 in C Minor, D. 703, "Quartettsatz" 07:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    String Quartet No. 12 in C Minor, D. 703, "Quartettsatz"
    Duration
    07:55
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  84. 2 I. Allegro moderato 04:29
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  85. 3 II. Piacevole (poco andante) 03:19
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Piacevole (poco andante)
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  86. 4 III. Allegro molto 03:19
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Allegro molto
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  87. 5 No. 1. Adagio molto espressivo 07:27
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 1. Adagio molto espressivo
    Duration
    07:27
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  88. 6 No. 2. Allegretto poco lento 02:22
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 2. Allegretto poco lento
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  89. 7 No. 3. Allegro con moto 03:46
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 3. Allegro con moto
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  90. 8 An Irish Melody, "Londonderry Air" 07:53
    Track
    8
    Title
    An Irish Melody, "Londonderry Air"
    Duration
    07:53
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  91. 9 String Quartet in A Minor: IV. Retrospection 04:07
    Track
    9
    Title
    String Quartet in A Minor: IV. Retrospection
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Fritz Kreisler
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  92. 10 Susanna (Oh! Susanna) (arr. for string quartet) 02:54
    Track
    10
    Title
    Susanna (Oh! Susanna) (arr. for string quartet)
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Stephen C. Foster
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  93. 11 Gwine to run all night (De Camptown Races) (arr. for string quartet) 02:49
    Track
    11
    Title
    Gwine to run all night (De Camptown Races) (arr. for string quartet)
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Stephen C. Foster
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  94. 12 Old Folks at Home (arr. for string quartet) 02:28
    Track
    12
    Title
    Old Folks at Home (arr. for string quartet)
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Stephen C. Foster
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  95. 13 Laura Lee (arr. for string quartet) 03:06
    Track
    13
    Title
    Laura Lee (arr. for string quartet)
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Stephen C. Foster
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  96. 14 Beautiful Dreamer (arr. for string quartet) 02:47
    Track
    14
    Title
    Beautiful Dreamer (arr. for string quartet)
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Stephen C. Foster
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  97. 15 Gentle Annie (arr. for string quartet) 03:17
    Track
    15
    Title
    Gentle Annie (arr. for string quartet)
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Stephen C. Foster
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  98. 16 Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (arr. for string quartet) 02:47
    Track
    16
    Title
    Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (arr. for string quartet)
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Stephen C. Foster
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet
  99. 17 Old Black Joe (Poor Old Joe) (arr. for string quartet) 03:02
    Track
    17
    Title
    Old Black Joe (Poor Old Joe) (arr. for string quartet)
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Stephen C. Foster
    Ensemble
    London String Quartet