All Mandelring-Quartet articles
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ReviewMandelring Quartet: Ravel, La Tombelle
An exploration of the Germanic roots of the French string quartet
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ArticleOnslow: Nonet in A minor op.77, String Quintet no.19 in C minor op.44
The Strad Issue: January 2006Musicians: Mandelring-Quartet, Ma’alot-Wind Quintet, Wolfgang-GüttlerComposer: OnslowFrench composer George Onslow’s chamber works were popular in Germany and Austria in the early 19th century but were considered too erudite and serious for general public consumption in France. His String Quintet in C minor immediately demonstrates ...
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ArticleRebel: Sonatas for two violins and continuo: no.3 in B flat major ‘L’Apollon’, no.5 in D major ‘La Pallas’, no.7 in C minor ‘Le tombeau de Monsieur de Lully’, no.11 in B flat major (1712), Violin Sona
The Strad Issue: January 2006Musicians: Amandine Beyer (violin) Assemblée des Honnestes CurieuxComposer: RebelWritten around 1695, these sonatas emanate from two collections published in 1712 and 1713. They demonstrate Rebel’s absorption of the Italian style and highlight his experimental, often chromatically bold, musical language.These players offer intelligent, idiomatic ...