Onslow: String Quintets, Vol. 4 – Nos. 23 & 31 Elan Quintet

• George Onslow (1784 - 1853): String Quintet No. 31 in A Major, Op. 75 (Version for String Quartet & Double Bass):
• 1 Onslow: String Quintet No. 31 in A Major, Op. 75 (Version for String Quartet & Double Bass): I. Allegro grazioso 09:30
• 2 Onslow: String Quintet No. 31 in A Major, Op. 75 (Version for String Quartet & Double Bass): II. Scherzo. Allegro 03:26
• 3 Onslow: String Quintet No. 31 in A Major, Op. 75 (Version for String Quartet & Double Bass): III. Andante sostenuto 06:53
• 4 Onslow: String Quintet No. 31 in A Major, Op. 75 (Version for String Quartet & Double Bass): IV. Finale. Allegretto 07:34
• String Quintet No. 23 in A Minor, Op. 58 (Version for String Quartet & Double Bass):
• 5 Onslow: String Quintet No. 23 in A Minor, Op. 58 (Version for String Quartet & Double Bass): I. Allegro non tanto vivo 10:01
• 6 Onslow: String Quintet No. 23 in A Minor, Op. 58 (Version for String Quartet & Double Bass): II. Adagio sostenuto 07:18
• 7 Onslow: String Quintet No. 23 in A Minor, Op. 58 (Version for String Quartet & Double Bass): III. Menuetto. Allegro impetuoso 04:55
• 8 Onslow: String Quintet No. 23 in A Minor, Op. 58 (Version for String Quartet & Double Bass): IV. Finale. Allegro non tanto vivace 09:21
• Total Runtime 58:58

Info for Onslow: String Quintets, Vol. 4 – Nos. 23 & 31

Georges Onslow is best known for a body of chamber music that follows the musical lineage of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. A master of the quintet medium, Onslow offered variations of ensemble to players, the two presented here being cast for string quartet and double bass. The tempestuous Quintet No. 23 in A minor is charged with almost ceaseless nervous energy and Schubertian lyricism; the mature Quintet No. 31 in A major is both subtle and elegant, with a brilliant assemblage of details such as walking bass and violin-cello duets.

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