This page lists all recordings of String Quartet No. 3 in A major, Op. 41 No. 3, by Robert Schumann (1810-56) on CD. Generally, more recent CDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock. |
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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Schumann - String Quartet & Piano Quintet
The peerless Takács Quartet, recently nominated for a Gramophone award for their second disc of Brahms’s string quartets, continue their fêted exploration of the Romantic chamber music tradition with this disc of Schumann. The Piano Quintet in E flat major is by far Schumann’s most popular chamber work and one of the most beloved works in the genre. Schumann was the first romantic composer to pair the piano with the string quartet. It was written during the composer’s ‘chamber music year’ (1842) when, ‘in the first happiness of reunion with the piano, his creative imagination took on a new lease of life’ (Joan Chisell, Robert Schumann). Schumann had been studying the string quartets of Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn, and the String Quartet in A major Op 41 No 3 demonstrates these influences, but is written in a characteristic musical language and contains many highly original strokes, particularly the casting of the Scherzo as a set of variations. The Takács Quartet are joined by Marc-André Hamelin in an invigorating partnership that has already been widely acclaimed on the concert platform. “Hamelin scampers and thunders by turns but not once does he upstage the string-players. That this disc simply gets better and better on repeated listening is ample recommendation.” Gramophone Magazine, November 2009 | 
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| |  | Schumann - String Quartets Nos. 1-3
Ralph Evans (violin) Efim Boico (violin), Yuri Gandelsman (viola) & Wolfgang Laufer (cello) Fine Arts Quartet “The outstanding aspect of these performances is the quality of sound, rich and beautifully blended. With a heartfelt, expressive quality, [The Fine Arts Quartet] are able to bring out fully the lyrical side of Schumann’s invention... it’s lovely quartet playing, and I’ll want to return to it.” Gramophone Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Schumann - String Quartets Nos. 1 & 3
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| |  | Mendelssohn & Schumann song transcriptions
Christine Schafer (soprano) Petersen Quartet “A truthful performance of Schumann's Quartet in A.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2008 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Sibelius & Schumann - String Quartets
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| |  | The Allegri String Quartet
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| |  | Schumann - String Quartets Nos. 1 & 3
“The vividness of the music owes much to these electrifying performances. Amazingly impressive” The Times | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Christine Shepherds Petersen Quartet “For pure, unmitigated pleasure, look no further than this.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2008 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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The Gabrieli String Quartet | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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| |  | Robert Schumann - Chamber Music
Schumann: | Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 47 Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44 Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63 Piano Trio No. 2 in F major, Op. 80 Piano Trio No. 3 in G minor, Op. 110 Fantasiestücke in A minor for Piano Trio, Op. 88 Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105 Intermezzo from Sonata F.A.E. for Violin and Piano in A minor Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121 String Quartet No. 1 in A minor, Op. 41 No. 1 String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 41 No. 2 String Quartet No. 3 in A major, Op. 41 No. 3 5 Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102 Adagio and Allegro in A flat major, Op. 70 3 Romances, Op. 94 Märchenerzählungen for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Op. 132 Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 |
Jean Hubeau and David Hovora (piano), Pierre Del Vescovo (horn), Pierre Pierrot (oboe) Walter Boeykens (clarinet) Quatuor Via Nova | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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