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Robert Saxton: String Quartets Nos. 3-4 & Sonata for Solo Violin "Reflections in Time"

Peter Sheppard Skærved•

Kreutzer Quartet

Album - 17 Tracks - Released May 23, 2025

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May 23, 2025

Robert Saxton: String Quartets Nos. 3-4 & Sonata for Solo Violin "Reflections in Time"
Peter Sheppard Skærved•
Kreutzer Quartet
17 tracks
May 23

Stockhausen: Tierkreis & Schwartz: The Neon Pterodactyl
Karlheinz Stockhausen•
Sophie Dunér•
Steven Beck
13 tracks
May 23

Ertönt uns durch dein Güte Variation (From Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe, BWV 22, No. 5, Arr. for Violin, String Quintet & Piano by Jan-Peter Klöpfel)
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Eldbjørg Hemsing•
Norwegian String Quintet•
Tim Allhoff
1 tracks
May 23

Dring: Complete Works for Oboe
Nicholas Daniel•
Antonio Oyarzábal•
Adam Walker
18 tracks
May 14

Debussy: Estampes, Pour le piano, Images, Suite bergamasque & Children's Corner
Claude Debussy•
Michel Béroff
26 tracks
May 13

String Quartet No. 4: III. Nightscape
Kreutzer Quartet
1 tracks
May 9

Dring: Italian Dance
Nicholas Daniel•
Antonio Oyarzábal
1 tracks
May 9

Sound & Fury
Esthesis Quartet
7 tracks
May 9

A Faraway World
Orpharion
9 tracks
May 6

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Schumann - Schumann: Kreisleriana, Waldszenen, Humoreske & Fantasie
Michel Béroff•
Johannes Brahms•
Robert Schumann
37 tracks
May 2

Erkki-Sven Tüür: Phantasma
Erkki-Sven Tüür•
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra•
german hornsound•
Olari Elts
1 tracks
May 2

Sumera: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6
Lepo Sumera•
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra•
Olari Elts
4 tracks
May 2

Krigsseilerrekviem: V. Tuba Mirum ...And Carry On....
Royal Norwegian Navy Band•
Bjarte Engeset
1 tracks
May 2

Flury: Orchestral Music, Vol. 4
BBC Symphony Orchestra•
Paul Mann
5 tracks
May 2

Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore: "Una furtiva lagrima" (Arr. for Cello & String Orchestra by P. Lyubomudrov)
Gaetano Donizetti•
Metamorphose String Orchestra•
Pavel Lyubomudrov•
Mikael Samsonov
1 tracks
May 1

Works for the Left Hand: Bach / Brahms, Saint-Saëns, Bartók, Scriabin, Chopin / Godowsky, Prokofiev
Michel Béroff•
Alexander Scriabin•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Frédéric Chopin•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Sergei Prokofiev
21 tracks
April 30

Aquarium - Ma mère l'Oye - Humoreske - Hungarian Dances - La fille aux cheveux de lin - The Great Gate of Kiev
Michel Béroff•
Antonín Dvořák•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Claude Debussy•
Darius Milhaud•
Franz Liszt•
Frédéric Chopin•
Georges Bizet•
Igor Stravinsky•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Johannes Brahms•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Maurice Ravel•
Modest Mussorgsky•
Olivier Messiaen•
Robert Schumann•
Sergei Prokofiev
122 tracks
April 25

Chausson: 7 Mélodies, Op. 2: No. 7, Le Colibri
Ernest Chausson•
Julie Cherrier-Hoffmann•
Frédéric Chaslin
1 tracks
April 25

Prelude
Alice Allen
1 tracks
April 25

Northern Colours
Felix Klieser•
Jamie Phillips
8 tracks
April 25

Satie: Gnossienne No. 1
Erik Satie•
Delirium Musicum•
Étienne Gara
1 tracks
April 25

Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 - Järnefelt: Berceuse in G Minor - Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 61
Benjamin Shwartz•
Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie
8 tracks
April 25

J.S. Bach - The Early Years
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Cologne Chamber Orchestra•
Wolfgang Rübsam•
Helmut Müller-Brühl•
Janos Sebestyen•
Capella Istropolitana•
Kolja Blacher
38 tracks
April 24

Disposal Unit - Milky Way Sweep (Warhammer 40k March: Imperium Mix) [Epic Version]
Pianistec
1 tracks
April 22

Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22 - Kabalevsky: Sonate pour piano No. 2, Op. 45
Sergei Prokofiev•
Michel Béroff•
Dmitry Kabalevsky
23 tracks
April 21

Lepo Sumera: Symphony No. 1 (1981): 2nd movement
Lepo Sumera•
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra•
Olari Elts
1 tracks
April 18

Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 61: III. Allegramente molto energico
Karol Szymanowski•
Benjamin Shwartz•
Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie
1 tracks
April 18

Donizetti: Il duca d'Alba: Angelo casto e bel (Marcello)
Gaetano Donizetti•
Frédéric Chaslin
1 tracks
April 18

Stewart Copeland: Wild Concerto
Stewart Copeland•
Kingdom Orchestra•
Troy Miller
12 tracks
April 18

Ave Maria Variation
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Eldbjørg Hemsing•
Norwegian String Quintet•
Tim Allhoff
1 tracks
April 17

Messiaen: 8 Préludes & 4 Études de rythme
Olivier Messiaen•
Michel Béroff
12 tracks
April 11

Järnefelt: Berceuse in G Minor
Armas Järnefelt•
Benjamin Shwartz•
Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie
1 tracks
April 11

Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Nicola Benedetti•
Aurora Orchestra•
Nicholas Collon
3 tracks
April 11

Gipps: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4
Ruth Gipps•
Charlie Lovell-Jones•
Bill Anderson•
BBC Philharmonic•
Rumon Gamba
13 tracks
April 8

String Quartet No. 3: I. Departure and Return
Kreutzer Quartet
1 tracks
April 4

Debussy: 2 Romances, CD 65, L. 79: No. 1, L'Âme évaporée
Claude Debussy•
Julie Cherrier-Hoffmann•
Frédéric Chaslin
1 tracks
April 4

Bach Brandenburg Concerto Revisited (From BWV 1046: I. Allegro, Arr. for Violin, String Quintet & Piano by Jarkko Riihimäki)
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Eldbjørg Hemsing•
Norwegian String Quintet•
Tim Allhoff
1 tracks
April 4

Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108 (Arr. for Organ by Gerd Schaller)
Anton Bruckner•
Gerd Schaller
4 tracks
April 4

Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47: III. Allegro, ma non tanto
Jean Sibelius•
Benjamin Shwartz•
Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie
1 tracks
March 28

Bruckner 8 for Organ. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor - FINALE
Anton Bruckner•
Gerd Schaller
1 tracks

May 23, 2025

Stockhausen: Tierkreis & Schwartz: The Neon Pterodactyl
Karlheinz Stockhausen•
Sophie Dunér•
Steven Beck
13 tracks
May 23

Robert Saxton: String Quartets Nos. 3-4 & Sonata for Solo Violin "Reflections in Time"
Peter Sheppard Skærved•
Kreutzer Quartet
17 tracks
May 23

Dring: Complete Works for Oboe
Nicholas Daniel•
Antonio Oyarzábal•
Adam Walker
18 tracks
May 14

Debussy: Estampes, Pour le piano, Images, Suite bergamasque & Children's Corner
Claude Debussy•
Michel Béroff
26 tracks
May 9

Sound & Fury
Esthesis Quartet
7 tracks
May 9

A Faraway World
Orpharion
9 tracks
May 6

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Schumann - Schumann: Kreisleriana, Waldszenen, Humoreske & Fantasie
Michel Béroff•
Johannes Brahms•
Robert Schumann
37 tracks
May 2

Flury: Orchestral Music, Vol. 4
BBC Symphony Orchestra•
Paul Mann
5 tracks
May 2

Sumera: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6
Lepo Sumera•
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra•
Olari Elts
4 tracks
May 1

Works for the Left Hand: Bach / Brahms, Saint-Saëns, Bartók, Scriabin, Chopin / Godowsky, Prokofiev
Michel Béroff•
Alexander Scriabin•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Frédéric Chopin•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Sergei Prokofiev
21 tracks
April 30

Aquarium - Ma mère l'Oye - Humoreske - Hungarian Dances - La fille aux cheveux de lin - The Great Gate of Kiev
Michel Béroff•
Antonín Dvořák•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Claude Debussy•
Darius Milhaud•
Franz Liszt•
Frédéric Chopin•
Georges Bizet•
Igor Stravinsky•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Johannes Brahms•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Maurice Ravel•
Modest Mussorgsky•
Olivier Messiaen•
Robert Schumann•
Sergei Prokofiev
122 tracks
April 25

J.S. Bach - The Early Years
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Cologne Chamber Orchestra•
Wolfgang Rübsam•
Helmut Müller-Brühl•
Janos Sebestyen•
Capella Istropolitana•
Kolja Blacher
38 tracks
April 25

Northern Colours
Felix Klieser•
Jamie Phillips
8 tracks
April 25

Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 - Järnefelt: Berceuse in G Minor - Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 61
Benjamin Shwartz•
Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie
8 tracks
April 22

Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22 - Kabalevsky: Sonate pour piano No. 2, Op. 45
Sergei Prokofiev•
Michel Béroff•
Dmitry Kabalevsky
23 tracks
April 18

Stewart Copeland: Wild Concerto
Stewart Copeland•
Kingdom Orchestra•
Troy Miller
12 tracks
April 17

Messiaen: 8 Préludes & 4 Études de rythme
Olivier Messiaen•
Michel Béroff
12 tracks
April 11

Gipps: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4
Ruth Gipps•
Charlie Lovell-Jones•
Bill Anderson•
BBC Philharmonic•
Rumon Gamba
13 tracks
April 4

Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108 (Arr. for Organ by Gerd Schaller)
Anton Bruckner•
Gerd Schaller
4 tracks
March 28

Colouring Book
George Xiaoyuan Fu
19 tracks

May 23, 2025

Ertönt uns durch dein Güte Variation (From Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe, BWV 22, No. 5, Arr. for Violin, String Quintet & Piano by Jan-Peter Klöpfel)
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Eldbjørg Hemsing•
Norwegian String Quintet•
Tim Allhoff
1 tracks
May 13

String Quartet No. 4: III. Nightscape
Kreutzer Quartet
1 tracks
May 9

Dring: Italian Dance
Nicholas Daniel•
Antonio Oyarzábal
1 tracks
May 2

Erkki-Sven Tüür: Phantasma
Erkki-Sven Tüür•
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra•
german hornsound•
Olari Elts
1 tracks
May 2

Krigsseilerrekviem: V. Tuba Mirum ...And Carry On....
Royal Norwegian Navy Band•
Bjarte Engeset
1 tracks
May 2

Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore: "Una furtiva lagrima" (Arr. for Cello & String Orchestra by P. Lyubomudrov)
Gaetano Donizetti•
Metamorphose String Orchestra•
Pavel Lyubomudrov•
Mikael Samsonov
1 tracks
April 25

Satie: Gnossienne No. 1
Erik Satie•
Delirium Musicum•
Étienne Gara
1 tracks
April 25

Chausson: 7 Mélodies, Op. 2: No. 7, Le Colibri
Ernest Chausson•
Julie Cherrier-Hoffmann•
Frédéric Chaslin
1 tracks
April 25

Prelude
Alice Allen
1 tracks
April 24

Disposal Unit - Milky Way Sweep (Warhammer 40k March: Imperium Mix) [Epic Version]
Pianistec
1 tracks
April 21

Lepo Sumera: Symphony No. 1 (1981): 2nd movement
Lepo Sumera•
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra•
Olari Elts
1 tracks
April 18

Donizetti: Il duca d'Alba: Angelo casto e bel (Marcello)
Gaetano Donizetti•
Frédéric Chaslin
1 tracks
April 18

Ave Maria Variation
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Eldbjørg Hemsing•
Norwegian String Quintet•
Tim Allhoff
1 tracks
April 18

Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 61: III. Allegramente molto energico
Karol Szymanowski•
Benjamin Shwartz•
Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie
1 tracks
April 11

Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Nicola Benedetti•
Aurora Orchestra•
Nicholas Collon
3 tracks
April 11

Järnefelt: Berceuse in G Minor
Armas Järnefelt•
Benjamin Shwartz•
Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie
1 tracks
April 8

String Quartet No. 3: I. Departure and Return
Kreutzer Quartet
1 tracks
April 4

Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47: III. Allegro, ma non tanto
Jean Sibelius•
Benjamin Shwartz•
Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie
1 tracks
April 4

Bach Brandenburg Concerto Revisited (From BWV 1046: I. Allegro, Arr. for Violin, String Quintet & Piano by Jarkko Riihimäki)
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Eldbjørg Hemsing•
Norwegian String Quintet•
Tim Allhoff
1 tracks
April 4

Debussy: 2 Romances, CD 65, L. 79: No. 1, L'Âme évaporée
Claude Debussy•
Julie Cherrier-Hoffmann•
Frédéric Chaslin
1 tracks