Chamber, Quartets, Piano Quartets, Bridge (composer)
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The emotions come across strongly, though without sacrificing either Bridge's subtlety or his intellectual strength. Bridge remains an introvert, but it's still extraordinary how much of his... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2005, Disc of the Month
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Frank Bridge's exploratory late chamber works can sound reticent, elusive in performance. Not here: fire, drama and intense fantasy abound, but there's no lack of refined control or shaping... —
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Bridge: Phantasy Piano Quartet & Sonatas
The Nash Ensemble: Marianne Thorsen (violin), Laura Samuel (violin), Lawrence Power (viola), Paul Watkins (cello) & Ian Brown (piano)
What this beautifully played and thoughtfully programmed disc has going for it are, first, that it presents these works in a chronological survey of Bridge's chamber output...Altogether, a valuable... —
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GAIA Music Festival 2014: Music of Bridge & Britten (Live)
Gina Maria McGuinness (violin), Alessandro D'Amico (viola), Simon Bucher (piano), Esther Hoppe (violin), David Pia (cello)
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Elgar, Bridge & Maddison
World premiere recordings, recorded: All Saints’ Church, East Finchley, London, 4-6 September 2008
Benjamin Nabarro (violin), Benjamin Hughes (cello) & Kathron Sturrock (piano), Yuko Inoue (viola), Jack Liebeck (violin), Helen Paterson (violin), Louise Williams (viola)
The Fibonacci Sequence
The biggest revelation… may be the 1916 Piano Quintet by Adela Maddison (1862? - 1929). French influences (Fauré, Debussy, Florent Schmitt) are patent, but this is overall a captivating work... —
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Special offer. Bridge, Bax, Wilson and Walton: Piano Quartets
Cappa Ensemble: Bartosz Woroch (violin), Adam Newman (viola), Brian O’Kane (cello), Michael McHale (piano)
there are good reasons for having the Bridge, Bax and Walton together. While individual rivals may be slightly preferable in some respects, there’s never much in it and there’s the additional... —
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The Bridge Quartet approach these pieces with a sympethatic and insightful warmth, and confirm their ambassadorial credentials for British chamber music. A lovely, radiant CD. —
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