Chamber, Quartets, Holmboe (composer)
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All of this difficult music is extraordinarily well played by the Nightingale String Quartet. Their fresh and vibrant approach surpasses the Kontra Quartet and the recorded sound for the Nightingale’s... —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2021, Editor's Choice
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This second instalment of Holmboe (190996) quartets by fellow Danes the Nightingale Quartet is a joy – lush, romantic playing, but equally clean and spacious. The works themselves owe a debt... —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2022, Editor's Choice
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Vagn Holmboe - The Key Masterpieces
Hannu Koivula Morten Zeuthen (cello), Helge Rønning (tenor) & Johan Reuter (bass)
Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen, The Danish Radio Sinfonietta, Trio Ondine, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, The Kontra Quartet, Michael Schønwandt
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As with all Holmboe's music, there are rewards in store for anyone who delights in following lines of pure musical thought. Nothing is gratuitous or extraneous; nor can the musical character... —
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The Nightingales are always full-blooded, and they don’t disappoint here, throwing themselves into works of creeping tension and high drama. —
