Browse: Onslow (composer)

Shelley plays this music with consummate artistry, making light of its technical difficulties and investing it with all the Romantic charm and ardour it needs. It's captured in excellent quality... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Here are two of the 34 string quintets written by George Onslow (1784-1853), a composer greatly admired by Schumann. And these are genial, enjoyable works, in lively performances by the Elan... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

These are beautifully crafted, serious works justifying Onslow’s high reputation in his time. — Sunday Times, 16th April 2021 More…

The playing has an airy, unemphatic brilliance that's perfect for the more showy passages, and an unusual purity of sound. Stylish use of portamento enhances any tender, expressive moments...this... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2010 More…