Since it's formation in 1972 the Brodsky Quartet has performed more than 3000 concerts on the major concert stages of the world and has released more than seventy recordings. A natural curiosity and insatiable desire to explore have propelled the group in many artistic directions and continue to ensure it not only a place at the very forefront of the international chamber music scene but also a rich and varied musical existence. The cellist, Jacqueline Thomas, writes: 'The Brodsky Quartet celebrated it's fiftieth anniversary in 2022. Looking back, I find it wonderful that ten- and twelve-year-olds were already infused with passion and with a belief in the longevity that is now playing out. Two of us remain from the beginning; one joined as we turned professional, forty years ago, and our new fourth member has trodden her own similar path in the endlessly fulfilling life that is the string quartet. It has become something of a tradition that we release a compilation disc once every ten years, and so now, in our Golden Anniversary year, we have assembled a playlist from past and new arrangements, taking inspiration from the old days and even revamping some of our childhood efforts.'

Tracklist:

Arabesques, CD 74 (L. 66)~DeuxiÃ¨me Arabesque
Prelude ; fugue BWV 855 in E minor~Prelude X
AprÃ¨s un rÃªve, Op. 7 No. 1 in C minor
Five Pieces for Two Violins and Piano~III. Elegy. Andantino - Poco piÃ¹ mosso - Tempo I in A major
Five Pieces for Two Violins and Piano~V. Polka. Vivace in D major
Cygnes in G major
Gayne Suite No. 3~No. 5 Sabre Dance
Adieu in B minor for Solo Piano
Arabesques, CD 74 (L. 66)~PremiÃ¨re Arabesque
Sonata quasi una fantasia, Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight' for Solo Piano~Adagio Sostenuto in C sharp minor
Gnossienne No. 1 in F minor for Solo Piano
Gnossienne No. 2 in E minor for Solo Piano
Gnossienne No. 6 in C minor for Solo Piano
Solace in F major, Habanera for Solo Piano
cant dels ocells (The Song of the Birds)
Ronde des lutins, Op. 25 (Round of the Goblins) in E minor for Violin and Piano
Intimate Letter from the Judean Desert

UPC: 095115223024
Label: Chandos
Release Date: 3.17.23
Format: CD

Heijden / Jacobson / Brodsky Quartet - Golden Oldies (CD)