Ma'alot Quintet; Markus Becker; Nabil Shehata
Description
Known during his lifetime as the 'French Beethoven', on this SACD Markus Becker teams up with the Ma'alot Quintet for a closer look at Onslow's virtuoso side. Functioning as virtuoso concertos for the salon, both the Wind Quintet op. 81 and the Sextet op. 30 fully satisfied the discriminating taste of Parisian high society.
George Onslow was five years old when the French Revolution began and completely disrupted the life of his noble family with British roots. The young Onslow spent the next two decades travelling throughout Europe, received instruction from Dussek in Hamburg, Cramer in London, and finally from the famous Antonín Reicha in Paris after his return to France.
This rich and varied experience is reflected in Onslow's extremely individual personal style making him, next to Berlioz, certainly the most important French composer of his times.
Tracklisting
Andrzej Szadejko, Agnieszka Budzinska-Bennett, Cracow Singers
Lea Suter
Wolfgang Sawallisch, Leopolder-Quartett, Munchner Klaviertrio
Various Artists
Holger Falk, Steffen Schleiermacher
Leipzig String Quartet
Chimaera Trio
Consort of Musicke, Emma Kirkby, Anthony Rooley
Tomasz Skweres, Ensemble Reconsil, OEsterreichisches Ensemble fur Neue Musik, Orkiestra Muzyki Nowe
MARTYN BRABBINS, BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, BBC SINGERS
Anthony de Mare; Conrad Tao
Musica Gloria, Nele Vertommen, Beniamino Paganini
Vanni Moretto; Atalanta Fugiens
Karel Ancerl; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Kartal Karagedik, Helmut Deutsch
Ryelandt Trio, Linde Verjans, Seamus Hickey
