Orford String Quartet


Released in Canada, 1997.Read moreCollapse
Released in Canada, 1997.
Catalogue title: String Quartet No.11.

Scoring: 2 violins, viola, cello.

Composed: 1810-11.

Dedication: Nikolaus Zmeskall von Domanovetz.

Movements:
1. Allegro con brio (F minor)
2. Allegretto...Read more
Catalogue title: String Quartet No.11.

Scoring: 2 violins, viola, cello.

Composed: 1810-11.

Dedication: Nikolaus Zmeskall von Domanovetz.

Movements:
1. Allegro con brio (F minor)
2. Allegretto ma non troppo (D major)
3. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso (F minor) - Trio (D major)
4. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato (F minor)

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Taken from a LP recorded by CBC Radio-Canada at Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Canada, May 1977Read moreCollapse
Taken from a LP recorded by CBC Radio-Canada at Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Canada, May 1977
Catalogue title: String Quartet No.12.

Scoring: 2 violins, viola, cello.

Composed: 1822-25.

Dedication: Prinz Galitzin.

First performance: 1825 April 7 or earlier.

Movements:
1. Maestoso -...Read more
Catalogue title: String Quartet No.12.

Scoring: 2 violins, viola, cello.

Composed: 1822-25.

Dedication: Prinz Galitzin.

First performance: 1825 April 7 or earlier.

Movements:
1. Maestoso - Allegro (E ♭ major)
2. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile (A ♭ major)
3. Scherzando vivace (E ♭ major) - Trio (E ♭ minor)
4. Finale. Allegro (E ♭ major)

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Taken from a LP recorded by CBC Radio-Canada at Convocation Hall, University of Toronto, May 26-27, 1980Read moreCollapse
Taken from a LP recorded by CBC Radio-Canada at Convocation Hall, University of Toronto, May 26-27, 1980
Catalogue title: String Quartet No.14.

Scoring: 2 violins, viola, cello.

Composed: 1825-26.

Dedication: Baron von Stutterheim.

Movements:
1. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo (C ♯...Read more
Catalogue title: String Quartet No.14.

Scoring: 2 violins, viola, cello.

Composed: 1825-26.

Dedication: Baron von Stutterheim.

Movements:
1. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo (C ♯ minor)
2. Allegro molto vivace (D major)
3. Allegro moderato (recitative) (C ♯ minor)
4. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile (A major)
5. Presto (E major)
6. Adagio quasi un poco andante (G ♯ minor)
7. Allegro (C ♯ minor)

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Taken from a LP recorded by CBC Radio-Canada at Convocation Hall, University of Toronto, June 3-4, 1980Read moreCollapse
Taken from a LP recorded by CBC Radio-Canada at Convocation Hall, University of Toronto, June 3-4, 1980
Catalogue title: String Quartet No.16.

Scoring: 2 violins, viola, cello.

Composed: 1826.

Dedication: Johann Wolfmayer.

Movements:
1. Allegretto (F major)
2. Vivace (F major)
3. Lento assai,...Read more
Catalogue title: String Quartet No.16.

Scoring: 2 violins, viola, cello.

Composed: 1826.

Dedication: Johann Wolfmayer.

Movements:
1. Allegretto (F major)
2. Vivace (F major)
3. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo (D ♭ major)
4. Der schwer gefasste Entschluss . Grave, ma non troppo tratto — Allegro (F major)

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Taken from a LP recorded by CBC Radio-Canada at Walter Hall, University of Toronto, January 1977Read moreCollapse
Taken from a LP recorded by CBC Radio-Canada at Walter Hall, University of Toronto, January 1977
Catalogue title: String Quartet No.2 in G major.

Scoring: 2 violins, viola, cello.

Composed: 1798-00.

Dedication: Franz Joseph Maximilian Fürst von Lobkowitz .

Movements:
1. Allegro (G...Read more
Catalogue title: String Quartet No.2 in G major.

Scoring: 2 violins, viola, cello.

Composed: 1798-00.

Dedication: Franz Joseph Maximilian Fürst von Lobkowitz .

Movements:
1. Allegro (G major)
2. Adagio cantabile (C major)
3. Scherzo. Allegro (G major)
4. Allegro molto, quasi Presto (G major)

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Taken from a LP recorded by CBC Radio-Canada at Convocation Hall, University of Toronto, Canada, May 15-16, 1978Read moreCollapse
Taken from a LP recorded by CBC Radio-Canada at Convocation Hall, University of Toronto, Canada, May 15-16, 1978
Catalogue title: String Quartet No.6 in B-flat major.

Scoring: 2 violins, viola, cello.

Composed: 1798-00.

Dedication: Franz Joseph Maximilian Fürst von Lobkowitz .

Movements:
1. Allegro...Read more
Catalogue title: String Quartet No.6 in B-flat major.

Scoring: 2 violins, viola, cello.

Composed: 1798-00.

Dedication: Franz Joseph Maximilian Fürst von Lobkowitz .

Movements:
1. Allegro con brio (B ♭ major)
2. Adagio, ma non troppo (E ♭ major)
3. Scherzo . Allegro — Trio (B ♭ major)
4. La Malinconia . Adagio (B ♭ major)
5. Allegretto quasi Allegro (B ♭ major)

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Taken from a LP recorded by CBC Radio-Canada at Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Canada, June 1, 1977Read moreCollapse
Taken from a LP recorded by CBC Radio-Canada at Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Canada, June 1, 1977
Original title: Viola Quintet.

Scoring: clarinet (or viola), two violins, viola and cello.

Composed in 1891.

Dedication: Richard Mühlfeld

First performance: 1891-11-24, - Meiningen...Read more
Original title: Viola Quintet.

Scoring: clarinet (or viola), two violins, viola and cello.

Composed in 1891.

Dedication: Richard Mühlfeld

First performance: 1891-11-24, - Meiningen (private): Richard Mühlfeld (clarinet), Joachim-Quartett (string quartet).

Movements / numbers:
1. Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Andantino
4. Con moto

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Recorded on July 14, 1969 (live).Read moreCollapse
Recorded on July 14, 1969 (live).
Original title: Quintett für Pianoforte, zwei Violinen, Bratsche und Violoncell.

Scoring: piano, two violins, viola and cello.

Originally written as a string quintet in 1862; that version is...Read more
Original title: Quintett für Pianoforte, zwei Violinen, Bratsche und Violoncell.

Scoring: piano, two violins, viola and cello.

Originally written as a string quintet in 1862; that version is lost. Reworked as the Sonata for two pianos, Op. 34b, in 1863 and as the Piano Quintet in 1864. The final scoring is piano, two violins, viola and cello.

Dedication: Princess Anna of Hesse
(1836–1918)

First performance: 1866-06-22, Leipzig.

Movements / numbers:
1. Allegro non troppo
2. Andante, un poco Adagio
3. Scherzo . Allegro - Trio
4. Finale . Poco sostenuto — Allegro non troppo

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1984.
String Quartet in G minor.

Composed: 1892-93.

Dedicated to the Ysaÿe Quartet, which gave the premiere in Paris on 29 December 1893.

Movements:
1. Animé et très décidé
2....Read more
String Quartet in G minor.

Composed: 1892-93.

Dedicated to the Ysaÿe Quartet, which gave the premiere in Paris on 29 December 1893.

Movements:
1. Animé et très décidé
2. Assez vif et bien rythmé
3. Andantino, doucement expressif
4. Très modéré

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Taken from a LP recorded by LONDON Records (Canada) and released in 1976Read moreCollapse
Taken from a LP recorded by LONDON Records (Canada) and released in 1976

New Orford String Quartet. Recorded: May 2012, Montreal, Canada.Read moreCollapse
New Orford String Quartet. Recorded: May 2012, Montreal, Canada.

Andrew Dawes, Sophie Renshaw (viola) and Desmond Hoebig (cello). Recorded in Canada.Read moreCollapse
Andrew Dawes, Sophie Renshaw (viola) and Desmond Hoebig (cello). Recorded in Canada.

Andrew Dawes, Sophie Renshaw (viola) and Desmond Hoebig (cello). Recorded in Canada.Read moreCollapse
Andrew Dawes, Sophie Renshaw (viola) and Desmond Hoebig (cello). Recorded in Canada.
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Sophie Renshaw (viola), Desmond Hoebig (cello). Recording date unknown. Released in Canada, 2002.Read moreCollapse
Sophie Renshaw (viola), Desmond Hoebig (cello). Recording date unknown. Released in Canada, 2002.
Scoring: clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello.

Composed in 1789.

First performance: 22.12.1789, Vienna, Burgtheater.

Movements:
1. Allegro
2. Larghetto
3. Menuetto
4. Allegretto con variazioni
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1970 (live).Read moreCollapse
1970 (live).

Recording date unknown. Released in Canada, 2002.Read moreCollapse
Recording date unknown. Released in Canada, 2002.
The quartet is dedicated to Gabriel Fauré.

1. Allegro moderato. Très doux
2. Assez vif. Très rythmé
3. Très lent
4. Vif et agité
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Taken from a LP recorded by LONDON Records (Canada) and released in 1976Read moreCollapse
Taken from a LP recorded by LONDON Records (Canada) and released in 1976

THE: (first violin), (second violin), Sophie Renshaw (viola), Desmond Hoebig (cello). Recorded in Canada, 1990Read moreCollapse
THE: (first violin), (second violin), Sophie Renshaw (viola), Desmond Hoebig (cello). Recorded in Canada, 1990

THE: (first violin), (second violin), Sophie Renshaw (viola), Desmond Hoebig (cello). Recorded in Canada, 1990Read moreCollapse
THE: (first violin), (second violin), Sophie Renshaw (viola), Desmond Hoebig (cello). Recorded in Canada, 1990

THE: (first violin), (second violin), Sophie Renshaw (viola), Desmond Hoebig (cello). Recorded in Canada, 1990Read moreCollapse
THE: (first violin), (second violin), Sophie Renshaw (viola), Desmond Hoebig (cello). Recorded in Canada, 1990
 
 

 
 
     
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