The stellar Fine Arts Quartet returns to Naxos with an album of Dvorák gems and surprises. The Second String Quartet is a fascinating example of early experimentation that would foreshadow the... more

The legendary Fritz Kreisler and his friend Efrem Zimbalist were both ranked among the greatest violinists of their time, becoming household names in America in the 1920s. Their generation, however,... more

Anton Bruckner' String Quintet in F major was composed at the suggestion of the famous Viennese violinist Joseph Hellmesberger.

This album focuses on Enescu's early chamber music composed during the turn of the 20th century, much of which has only recently been discovered. The Fine Arts Quartet, one of the world's leading... more

The Fine Arts Quartet' albums of Mendelssohn' String Quintets and Glazunov' chamber music were named "Recordings of the Year" by Musicweb International, and their recording of Schumann' string... more

Mendelssohn' musical precocity, both as a player and as a performer, manifested itself at a remarkably early age. In 1826, when he was only 17, Mendelssohn wrote not only his Overture to a Midsummer... more

Following the so-called 'Year of Song' during which Schumann poured out almost 140 of his finest Lieder, the newly-married composer turned to weightier forms.

The string quartets of Beethoven are among the greatest works of their kind, but he composed other works for quartet which have been neglected. This album is dedicated to these intriguing rarities.... more

Between 1841 and 1843 Schumann wrote some of his greatest chamber works, among them the Piano Quartet and the Piano Quintet, both in E flat major. Written in an astonishing five-day period, the... more

Gabriel Faure' chamber works, long overshadowed by his popular Requiem, are regaining their rightful place, as the success of his Violin Sonatas and Cello Sonatas attests. Dubbed the 'Master of... more

This recording gathers four string quartets by American composers who are widely divergent in style and manner, and who have made a distinctive and personal contribution to this endlessly... more

A composer of precocious talent, Glazunov came of a generation that was able to benefit from the inspiration of the Russian nationalost composers and the increased professionalism of the... more

Alon Goldstein and the Fine Arts Quartet present this fourth instalment in their acclaimed series of Mozart's piano concertos arranged for piano and string quintet by Ignaz Lachner. The previous... more