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.

Elan Quintet

The Elan Quintet
began from a compendium of performance experience in lyric, symphonic and chamber music shared between its members, all musicians of the opera orchestra of the Palau de les Arts. The combination of string quartet with double bass has opened up a richness of tone and distinct soundscape that the Elan Quintet has dedicated to exploring, celebrating works by composers such as Dvorak and Cambini and rediscovering forgotten masterpieces such as by Onslow and Bridge.

Described as a “delicious discovery” (Las Provincias) and “playing of great charm” (Gramophone Magazine), the Elan Quintet has recorded and performed with Grammy Award winning composer Claudia Montero for her 2016 CD “Irremediablemente Buenos Aires” as well as for international clarinet soloist Joan Enric Lluna. In 2015, the quintet began their project with Naxos Records to record the little known string quintets of George Onslow.

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