COMPANY: Naxos
CATEGORY: CD
COMPOSER: George Onslow

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As a pianist and cellist Georges Onslow had a particular affinity with chamber music, and his String Quintets are given an almost orchestral quality with their addition of the rich sonorities of a double bass. String Quintet No. 28, with an especially beautiful Adagio with more than a trace of the influence of Mendelssohn, combines Baroque poise with expressive Romantic writing, while String Quartet No. 29 is light-hearted and good-natured, with hints of Schubert in its melancholy lyricism and unexpected key changes. In praising the Elan Quintet’s first volume (8573600) a MusicWeb International reviewer declared, ‘I cannot fault their playing: their tonal quality is ravishing, their ensemble perfect’.

Onslow: String Quartet No. 28 in E flat major, Op. 54
Onslow: String Quartet No. 29 in D minor, Op. 55
Onslow: String Quintet No. 28 in G Minor, Op. 72
Onslow: String Quintet No. 29 in E flat, Op. 73