Chamber Music & Recitals

The Duo Zigiotti Merlante, (Sergio Zigiotti on mandolin and Fabiano Merlante on guitar), on this album are performing a series of nineteenth-century pieces of rare charm on various vintage instruments within a compendium of melodies inspired by amorous,...

The duo Jonian Ilias Kadesha and Vashti Hunter write of their new release: "When choosing the title of this album, we were immediately drawn to the title of the first piece in our recording, Dhipli Zyia by Xenakis, which simply translates as 'a band of...

The Dudok Quartet Amsterdam is forging a reputation as one of the most creative and versatile young quartets of it's generation. With it's mission of "sharing the heart of music", the Dudok Quartet is committed to crafting unique and eclectic programmes...

The Dubhlinn Gardens: an evening in the high society of 18th century Dublin, where traditional music was 'civilizing' itself for the salon... This programme was inspired by the passion for traditional Irish music that flautist Anna Besson has felt since...

The Dreams & Fables I Fashion - A rising star on the European early music scene, violinist Elicia Silverstein is rapidly garnering praise for her nuanced, bold and insightful performances of repertoire ranging from the 17th to the 21st century. A...

'The dreamer! That double of our existence, that chiaroscuro of the thinking being', wrote Gaston Bachelard in 1961. 'The old is dying, the new cannot be born, and in that chiaroscuro, monsters appear', adds Antonio Gramsci. Sandrine Piau has chosen to...

The doyen of British organists, Francis Jackson celebrated his 100th birthday in 2017. He has remained active as a composer, and his music is widely performed. In this recording, made during that centenary year and now released by Willowhayne Records,...

The doyen of Australian guitarists, Timothy Kain, has always encouraged the creation of vibrant new music for the instrument and has worked closely over the years with the four composers presented here. In Richard Charlton's 'Sonata of Forgotten Dreams,'...

The Dover Quartet, in their first release on Azica Records, have recorded the complete string quartets of Robert Schumann. The phenomenal Dover Quartet catapulted to international stardom following a stunning sweep of the 2013 Banff Competition, at which...

The Dover Quartet, "the young American string quartet of the moment" (The New Yorker), launches it's emerging, three-volume complete Beethoven quartet cycle with the six Opus 18 quartets, often cited as the epitome of the classical string quartet as...

The Dover Quartet, "the young American string quartet of the moment" (The New Yorker) unveils the second installment in it's critically acclaimed Beethoven quartet cycle on Cedille Records. The Dover's three-album set of Beethoven's "Middle Quartets"...

The double bass is an instrument that can all too often be misunderstood and is often lightly dismissed: due to it's impressive size it is assumed that the instrument is only capable of ponderous, heavy, grumpy sounds. The fact that there is not a grain...