Chamber, Quartets, Hindemith (composer)
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Infinite Voyage
RecommendedBarbara Hannigan (soprano), Bertrand Chamayou (piano)
Emerson String Quartet
Much the finest experience comes in Schoenberg’s quartet, where the Emerson Quartet ’s playing masterfully combines forensic technical precision and expressive warmth. And Hannigan’s identif... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th September 2023
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2023, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Shortlisted - Chamber
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Prokofiev: String Quartet No. 2, Hindemith: String Quartet No. 4 & Walton: String Quartet
RecommendedHollywood String Quartet
Although many accounts of the Prokofiev have appeared over the years, none has approached, let alone surpassed, the Hollywood version of the Second Quartet. The same would no doubt apply to... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Voyage of a sea-god
Laurence Perkins (bassoon), Michael Hancock (piano), Amy Thompson (bassoon), Matthew Kitteringham (bassoon), Catriona McDermid (bassoon), Eira Lynn Jones (harp), Susie Mészáros (viola), Michael Escreet (double bass), Carducci Quartet, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, William Goodchild
It’s an extensive programme, encompassing a variety of styles and forces ranging from bassoon solo to small orchestral ensembles. There are some real treats, such as Bantock’s splendidly imaginative... —
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The Bartók No. 5… is almost hysterically passionate, a brilliant and exciting performance that grips from first bar to last. —
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Gramophone Awards, 2007, Finalist - Chamber
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2007, Editor's Choice
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I found the performance of the Amar Quartet first rate; they certainly live up to the reputation of their namesakes. They manage to bring out the best in this wonderful music. —
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Hindemith: Clarinet Concerto, Clarinet Quartet & Clarinet Sonata
Sharon Kam (clarinet), Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Cohen, Enrico Pace (piano)
The couplings are, to my mind, even finer than the concerto…I do not know of a stronger rival for the Quartet currently available. —
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Opus Klassik, 2022, Winner - Chamber Music
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[The String Quartet No. 1] might cloy in a lesser performance, but not here thanks to the Amars' subtle warmth. The great Fourth Quartet…finds Hindemith already in possession of his full powers:... —
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This is an attractive programme, superbly performed and recorded with an ideal balance between detail and atmosphere in 5.0 surround sound. From solos to the weightiest of tuttis this is a band... —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2014, Editor's Choice
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Clarinet Chamber Music by Hindemith
John Bruce Yeh (clarinet), Easley Blackwood (piano)
Amelia Piano Trio and friends
