This page lists all recordings of Concertino for String Quartet, by Igor Feodorovich Stravinsky (1882-1971) on CD, SACD & download (MP3 & FLAC). Generally, more recent releases are listed first, but with priority given to those that are in stock. |
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An enchanting programme of Russian music for string quartet from the acclaimed Kuss Quartet. The multiple-composer 'Variations on a Russian folk song' has composers such as Scriabin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Glazunov and Lyadov rub shoulders with lesser-known names such as Vitols, Blumenfeld, Ewald, Winkler, Sokolov and Artsybuschev – each composer contributing a variation. Selections from Tchaikovsky’s 'Album for the Young' frame two 20th-century works: Stravinsky’s effervescent 'Concertino', and Schnittke’s spare and sombre 'Canon in memoriam Igor Stravinsky'. • Tchaikovsky’s ever-popular First String Quartet concludes an ingeniously constructed programme. “The Kuss Quartet's new record, 'Theme russe', consists mostly of a number of appetising morsels, not so much a meal as hors d'oeuvres...Tchaikovsky provides the only substantial work, his First Quartet, played with a lively dance lilt in the Scherzo and a gentle eloquence with the arrangement of a genuine Ukrainian folksong” Gramophone Magazine, July 2012 “An intelligent, rewarding and well-recorded programme from this superb German-based quartet. The main work, Tchaikovsky's first quartet, comes at the end and is one of the finest recent performances on disc.” Classical Music, 21st April 2012 ***** “The Kuss's relatively low-key approach works well in the Schnittke but makes the Concertino seem discursive and dull...The Kuss seem more at home in Dubinsky's arrangements of Tchaikovsky...In Tchaikovsky's Quartet, the players bring an understated tenderness to the well-loved slow movement” BBC Music Magazine, December 2012 ***/**** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Borodin Quartet play Borodin, Stravinsky & Miaskovsky
The acclaimed Borodin String Quartet’s second recording for Onyx. Borodin’s remarkable 1st quartet with its references to Beethoven’s op131 is coupled with Stravinsky’s wonderfully concise Concertino of 1920 and Myaskovsky’s epic 13th quartet. The Borodin Quartet has been at the very centre of the chamber music world for over 60 years, and has seen several changes in personel during this period. This new Onyx recording is the first to feature the new cellist Vladimir Balshin who replaced Valentin Berlinsky recently. ONYX4002 Borodin Quartet 60th Anniversary album available. “With a new cellist in place, the ensemble continue to play with a romantic warmth that has made them pre-eminent among string quartets...[the Miaskovsky is] music of substance, packed with activity and colour, and the Borodins do it full justice.” The Times, 10th April 2010 **** “the standout piece here is Borodin's String Quartet No 1...the scherzo, with its blend of agitated, feathery bow-work and stalking pizzicato, is especially impressive.” The Independent, 23rd April 2010 *** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Arthur Lourié: Complete Piano Works
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| |  | Stravinsky: The Firebird
Stravinsky's ongoing Russian inspiration, clad in the opulence of Rimsky-Korsakov's orchestration in 1910 and then moving towards a more dodecaphonic writing (1966, Requiem Canticles), not forgetting the consummate Les Noces - "not a ballet but a divertissement...in two parts" (to quote the composer). A unique blend of earthy rusticity, profund humanity and religious faith. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Boulez conducts Stravinsky
“These later digital recordings are more refined and detailed than those of the earlier generation, and with three of the world's greatest orchestras...the playing is outstanding.” The Guardian, 31st December 2009 **** “Few conductors have invigorated repertoires with the verve that Pierre Boulez has brought to his interpretations of Stravinsky, compiled here across six CDs...Bristling with energetic innovation... it's an absolute bargain.” The Independent, 1st January 2010 ***** “...some of the greatest works of the 20th century, played by some of their greatest interpreters, led by one of our greatest conductors: need one say more?” The Observer, 10th January 2010 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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