Debussy: String Quartet & Sonatas Vinyl Edition (LP)

2025 marks the 60th anniversary of The Nash Ensemble, and Hyperion are celebrating the occasion with a programme of Debussy’s Sonatas & Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune. The original album was #1 in the UK Specialist Charts earlier this year, with The Times writing: ‘Sixty years have told us that with The Nash Ensemble’s musicians, whatever their repertoire, nothing can ever really go wrong.’

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Tracklist:

Side A
1
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune L87[8'45]arr. David Walter (b1958)
Philippa Davies (flute), Gareth Hulse (oboe), Richard Hosford (clarinet), John McDougall (bassoon), Richard Watkins (horn), Benjamin Nabarro (violin), Jonathan Stone (violin), Lawrence Power (viola), Adrian Brendel (cello), Graham Mitchell (double bass), Lucy Wakeford (harp), Richard Benjafield (percussion)
Sonata for flute, viola and harp L145[17'12]
Philippa Davies (flute), Lawrence Power (viola), Lucy Wakeford (harp)
2
Pastorale: Lento, dolce rubato[6'39]
3
Interlude: Tempo di minuetto[5'48]
4
Finale: Allegro moderato ma risoluto[4'45]
Violin Sonata in G minor L148[13'58]
Stephanie Gonley (violin), Alasdair Beatson (piano)
Side B
1
Allegro vivo[5'16]
2
Intermède: Fantasque et léger[4'15]
3
Finale: Très animé[4'27]
Cello Sonata in D minor L144[11'46]
Adrian Brendel (cello), Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano)
4
Prologue: Lent, sostenuto e molto risoluto[4'42]
5
Sérénade: Modérément animé –[3'16]
6
Finale: Animé, léger et nerveux[3'48]