Ensemble

Inspired by Rothko canvases, this 15 minute study starts by revolving around a high D, acting as a line of centrifugal force from which microtones pull away. Gradually little interruptions and playful...

In this work, the only published completion of Grieg's Piano Quartet in B-flat, we hear how Finnissy takes Grieg's style and weaves it together with modern expression and references to Grieg's contemp...

This work can be considered a partner work to the Finnissy/Grieg Piano Quintet completion. Rather than writing in the style of Grieg, as he did with the Piano Quintet completion, Finnissy starts from...

Written as a surprise present for the Schubert Ensemble in celebration of their 30th anniversary, this playful piece for violin, viola, cello, bass, and piano has light-hearted references to Stravinsk...

Archer's beautiful setting of this well-known text provides a wonderful alternative to more familiar versions. This charming Advent carol is also available in a version for mixed voices.

Musique DeCHAMBRE - Cordes : Quintettes

Première mondiale (pièce 1) le 20 octobre 1985 à Braunschweig : David Levine (piano), Auryn-Quartett Première mondiale (pièce 2) le 14 novembre 1990 à Cologne : David Wilde (piano), Auryn-Quartett

Die zweideutigen Engel aus Rainer Maria Rilkes ersten beiden 'Duineser Elegien' inspirierten Brett Dean zu seinem 1996 komponierten Klavierquintett 'Voices of Angels'. Dean ist berührt vom Bild der En...

Prince André Volkonsky (1933-2008) was a rather charismatic figure in the Russian post-war music scene. His role as a 'pioneer' in the field of twelve-note music in Russia cannot be overemphasized. Hi...

La musique laissée par les compositeurs tchèques emprisonnés à Terezin puis assassinés par les nazis pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale est l'une des merveilles de l'art du XXe siècle. S'ils avaient v...

In this Second Piano Quintet Op. 155 (Beverly Hills, 1951), Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, an exile in the United States since the racial laws, abandons himself to the wave of 'Memories of the Tuscan Coun...

Written for string instruments and piano.