 Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN The Complete String Quartets
Intim Musik IMCD 043-050
"magnificent sustained artistry" Sunday Telegraph, London
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 Robert
SIMPSON Quartets No.14 (1990) and No.15 (1991); Quintet for Clarinet,
Bass Clarinet & String Trio (1983) with Joy
Farrall,
clarinet and
Fiona Cross,
bass clarinet Hyperion
CDA66626
"a richly rewarding experience...
" Gramophone
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 Leos
JANACEK
Quartets No.1 ("Kreutzer Sonata")(1923) and No.2
("Intimate Letters")(1928)
Anton
DVORAK
Quartet in E flat major Op.51 (1879) Collins
13812
"The
Vanbrugh Quartet performs both quartets with astonishing
intensity..." BBC Music Magazine
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 "CEATHRAR"
A collection of contemporary Irish Quartets by John Kinsella, Ian
Wilson, Walter Beckett and Brian Boydell. Chandos
CHAN 9295
"A fascinating programme" BBC Music Magazine
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 Ernst
von DOHNANYI
Piano Quintets Op.1 (1895) and Op.26 (1914) with Martin Roscoe,
piano ASV
DCA 915
"warmly recommended" Classic CD
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 Frederick
MAY
String Quartet in C minor (1936)
Aloys
FLEISCHMANN
Piano Quintet (1938) with Hugh Tinney, piano
Marco
Polo 8.223888 (Irish Composers Series)
"A fascinating and rewarding
release" Gramophone
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 E.J.
MOERAN
- The Two String Quartets, the Fantasy Quartet for Oboe and Strings
(with Nicholas Daniel, oboe) and the Piano Trio (played by the
Joachim Trio). ASV CDA 1045.
"Pure enjoyment from
start to finish" Gramophone
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 John
McCABE
- String Quartets Nos.3-5. Hyperion CDA 67078
" a very strong recommendation"
Gramophone
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 Aaron
COPLAND Chamber
Works. ASV CD DCA 1081 with
MARTIN ROSCOE,
piano, MICHAEL
COLLINS, clarinet
"..this is a
valuable collection, well worth acquiring.." Gramophone
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 Raymond
DEANE "Sea Changes". String
Quartet "Brown Studies" with other works. Various artists. Black
Box BBM1014
"will appeal to those interested in hearing new music at its
best."
Audiostreet.co.uk
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 Ian
WILSON. String Quartets Nos 1-3. Black
Box BBM 1031
“Well crafted, resourceful
quartets given performances by the Vanbrugh Quartet to match”
Gramophone
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 John TAVENER. Quartet No.3 "Diodia" and works for soprano and string quartet: Akhmatova Songs, The World, Many Years.Hyperion CDA67217with
PATRICIA ROSARIO, soprano
'An
indispensable and thoroughly recommendable disc' Gramophone
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 Luigi
BOCCHERINI
Cello
Quintets G275, G348 and G351 Hyperion CDA67287 with RICHARD LESTER, cello
'Boccherini has never had it so good … the Vanbrugh gives
performances it would be hard to beat' BBC Music Magazine
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 Piers
HELLAWELL
"Still Dancers" and orchestral works Metronome METCD1059
"The
performances are brilliant and eloquent, the recordings exemplary" International Record Review
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 Luigi
BOCCHERINI Cello Quintets Vol.2 G310, G349, G350, G351 Hyperion
CDA67383 with RICHARD LESTER, cello
"delectable, sophisticated, nostalgic,
the shifting emotions beautifully caught in these performances" Gramophone
Critics' Choice 2003
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 Charles
Villiers STANFORD String Quartets 1 & 2 & Fantasy for Horn
Quintet Hyperion CDA67434 with STEPHEN
STIRLING, horn
'this committed ensemble feels more galvanised and
exciting than ever' The Strad July 2005
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 Charles
Villiers STANFORD Piano Quintet in D minor Op 25; String
Quintet No 1 in F major Op 85 with
PIERS LANE, piano and GARTH KNOX, viola. Hyperion CDA67505
'EDITOR'S CHOICE - Gramophone February 2006
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