Portland String Quartet eight recordings
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Description
Eight compact disc recordings include three that are out of print and a great value at this price:
- Schubert's Death and the Maiden (String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D.810)
- 30th Anniversary Portland String Quartet recordings of Beethoven's String Quartet in F Major, Op. 18. No. 1 and Brahms String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 51, No. 1
- George W. Chadwick String Quartet No. 3 and Quintet for Piano and Strings (out of print; listed on Amazon for $80)
- George W. Chadwick String Quartets Nos. 4 and 5 (out of print; listed on Amazon for $45)
- Walter Piston String Quartets Nos. 4 and 5 and Quintet for Flute and string Quartet, with Doriot Anthony Dwyer, flute (out of print; listed on Amazon for $65)
- Ernest Bloch Quintets for Piano and Strings with Paul Posnak, piano
- Live performances of Miklos Rozsa's String Quartet No. 2, Op. 38 and Arnold Schnoenberg's String Quartet No. 1 in D Minor, Op 7
- Live performances of Ernst von Dohnanyi's String Quartet in D flat major, Op. 15, Charles Ives Quartet No. 2, and Karel Husa's Quartet No. 3
All CDs are new and in sealed packaging.
The Portland String Quartet has had an enormous impact locally, regionally and internationally since its inception in 1969. They have received rave reviews from The New York Times, The Boston Globe, the Washington Star and Washington Post, the Miami Herald, the Portland Press Herald, the Maine Sunday Telegram, as well as from numerous critics for newspapers, recording magazines and organizations including the Maine Arts Commission and the Paul Foundation.
They were recently awarded the Chamber Music America CMAcclaim Award for 2013!
Special Instructions
Items to be picked up at Allen Ave. UU Church or can be shipped; shipping charges to be paid by bidder and will be added to the bid price.