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Shield: Complete Chamber Works, Vol. 3

The Dorrit Ensemble

Shield: Complete Chamber Works, Vol. 3
Twelve delightful violin duets… full of colour and invention… The playing from Elizabeth Sellars is exemplary in its understated tonal beauty and graceful phrasing. The recording is well balanced...

The Strad, April 2026

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Shield: Complete Chamber Works, Vol. 3

The Dorrit Ensemble

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Twelve delightful violin duets… full of colour and invention… The playing from Elizabeth Sellars is exemplary in its understated tonal beauty and graceful phrasing. The recording is well balanced...

The Strad, April 2026

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William Shield’s early career as a violinist and violist took him to the centre of musical life in London where he became principal violinist of the Covent Garden theatre orchestra in 1773. The publication of the Violin Duets later that decade marked the launch of Shield’s success as a hugely popular composer. Each set of duets is neatly engineered, with many attractive details in the Italianate spirit of Op. 1. The Op. 2 set is more compact, developing arioso vocal styles, clever changes of texture, and folk elements such as hurdy-gurdy-like figurations.

  • Release date: 20th Mar 2026
  • Label: Naxos
  • Catalogue number: 8574443
  • Length: 77 minutes

Contents and tracklist

Shield, W: Violin Duets in G Major, Op. 1 No. 1
Work length10:25
  • The Dorrit Ensemble
I. Allegro moderato
Track length5:20
II. Amoroso
Track length5:05
Shield, W: Violin Duets in F Major, Op. 1 No. 2
Work length5:55
  • The Dorrit Ensemble
I. Allegro moderato
Track length3:15
II. Allegretto
Track length2:40
Shield, W: Violin Duets in E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 3
Work length9:12
  • The Dorrit Ensemble
I. Allegro non tanto
Track length4:24
II. Minuetto con variazione
Track length4:48
Shield, W: Violin Duets in A Major, Op. 1 No. 4
Work length7:19
  • The Dorrit Ensemble
I. Moderato
Track length3:34
II. Rondeau. Tempo di minuetto
Track length3:45
Shield, W: Violin Duets in B-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 5
Work length7:04
  • The Dorrit Ensemble
I. Con spirito
Track length4:35
II. Allegro
Track length2:29
Shield, W: Violin Duets in D Major, Op. 1 No. 6
Work length6:51
  • The Dorrit Ensemble
I. Moderato
Track length3:04
II. Rondeau. Tempo di minuetto
Track length3:47
Shield, W: Violin Duets in G Major, Op. 2 No. 1
Work length6:19
  • The Dorrit Ensemble
I. Allegro
Track length3:03
II. Rondo. Affetuoso
Track length3:16
Shield, W: Violin Duets in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2
Work length3:29
  • The Dorrit Ensemble
I. Adagio
Track length1:49
II. Rondo. Allegretto
Track length1:40
Shield, W: Violin Duets in B-Flat Major, Op. 2 No. 3
Work length5:06
  • The Dorrit Ensemble
I. Allegro con spirito
Track length2:07
II. Tempo di minuetto
Track length2:59
Shield, W: Violin Duets in D Major, Op. 2 No. 4
Work length6:18
  • The Dorrit Ensemble
I. Allegro moderato
Track length3:59
II. Allegretto
Track length2:19
Shield, W: Violin Duets in E-Flat Major, Op. 2 No. 5
Work length5:23
  • The Dorrit Ensemble
I. Adagio
Track length2:20
II. Grazioso con variazioni
Track length3:03
Shield, W: Violin Duets in D Minor, Op. 2 No. 6
Work length4:15
  • The Dorrit Ensemble
I. Canoni. Allegro
Track length1:31
II. Tempo di minuetto
Track length2:44

Awards and reviews

April 2026

Twelve delightful violin duets… full of colour and invention… The playing from Elizabeth Sellars is exemplary in its understated tonal beauty and graceful phrasing. The recording is well balanced and clear.
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