Onslow: String Quintets, Vol. 3 – Nos. 28 & 29 Elan Quintet

• George Onslow (1784 - 1853): String Quintet No. 28 in G Minor, Op. 72 (Version for String Quartet & Double Bass):
• 1 String Quintet No. 28 in G Minor, Op. 72 (Version for String Quartet & Double Bass): I. Adagio non troppo - Allegro moderato 09:33
• 2 String Quintet No. 28 in G Minor, Op. 72 (Version for String Quartet & Double Bass): II. Adagio, molto cantabile 09:09
• 3 String Quintet No. 28 in G Minor, Op. 72 (Version for String Quartet & Double Bass): III. Menuet 04:13
• 4 String Quintet No. 28 in G Minor, Op. 72 (Version for String Quartet & Double Bass): IV. Finale 08:58
• String Quintet No. 29 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 (Version for String Quartet & Double Bass):
• 5 String Quintet No. 29 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 (Version for String Quartet & Double Bass): I. Allegro moderato 09:59
• 6 String Quintet No. 29 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 (Version for String Quartet & Double Bass): II. Larghetto doloroso 06:27
• 7 String Quintet No. 29 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 (Version for String Quartet & Double Bass): III. Scherzo 04:55
• 8 String Quintet No. 29 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 (Version for String Quartet & Double Bass): IV. Finale. Vivace 06:58
• Total Runtime 01:00:12

Info for Onslow: String Quintets, Vol. 3 – Nos. 28 & 29

As a pianist and cellist Georges Onslow had a particular affinity with chamber music, and his String Quintets are given an almost orchestral quality with their addition of the rich sonorities of a double bass. String Quintet No. 28, with an especially beautiful Adagio with more than a trace of the influence of Mendelssohn, combines Baroque poise with expressive Romantic writing, while String Quintet No. 29 is light-hearted and good-natured, with hints of Schubert in its melancholy lyricism and unexpected key changes. In praising the Elan Quintet’s first volume (8.573600) a MusicWeb International reviewer declared, ‘I cannot fault their playing: their tonal quality is ravishing, their ensemble perfect.’

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