Brahms/ New Zealand String Quartet/ Lambros - String Quintets 1 & 2Seen as the successor to Beethoven by many of his contemporaries, Johannes Brahms combined traditional form with an originality o fmusical language that has inspired generations of composers. His two string quintets are, like Mozart's, scored with two violas for richness of texture and harmonic depth. The positive mood of the First String Quintet reflects the sunny resort of Bad Ischl where Brahms composed during the spring of 1882, while his Second

"I didn't write to particular scenes

but also as an avid chamber music instrumentalist and recording artist

Presented in the seething sound of the South

the absolute instigator of Rock and Roll

This is the first of three albums from Cappella Amsterdam devoted to Franco-Flemish masters of the Renaissance

Honey Alexander on piano

The work stands out in Kvandal's longlist of piano pieces and songs from this period

Ulf Schirmer - Paradisi Gloria 21: 21st Century Sacred Music

Finding shelter and protection with Johan (Valdimar Orn Fygenring)

Every Voice

" "I Wish It Would Rain

' and the band toured extensively with the likes of Beck