Mozart’s enchanting quintets harmonia frémeaux hyperion mundi
MOZART String Quintets Nos.1-6
Nash Ensemble, Philip Dukes (viola) Hyperion • CDA 67861
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The relatively novel instrumental combination which Mozart used for his string quintets (employing two violas) seems to have been inspired by a work by his friend and colleague Michael Haydn. Throughout his life Mozart loved the dusky sonority of the viola, always his instrument of choice when he played chamber music with friends. Beyond that, prompted by Michael Haydn’s charming, lightweight Notturno, he was evidently eager to explore a medium that enabled him to indulge his fondness for dark, saturated textures and rich inner-part writing. The complete String Quintets make up an enchanting body of chamber music, recorded here in a 3-disc set by the peerless Nash Ensemble.
Mid-priced Helios Series reissues Rare Violin Transcriptions
September 2010
Philippe Graffin (violin) Hyperion • CDH 55353
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STANLEY Six Concertos in Seven Parts Op.2
Parley of Instruments, Roy Goodman Hyperion • CDH 55361
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Previously Available as CDA 67285 (034571172859) Deleted February 2009
Previously Available as CDA 66338 (034571163383) Deleted February 2009
Price Code: A11 (Suggested Retail Price: $11.98)