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Raphael Ensemble, The  
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The Raphael Ensemble

The Raphael Ensemble was formed in 1982 with the aim of performing masterpieces of the quintet and sextet repertoire. Their debut recording of Brahms' Sextets for Hyperion Records was selected for BBC Radio 3's Critics' Choice of 1989 and Hi-Fi News and Record Review's Best Recordings of 1989. Their subsequent recordings include Dvorak's Quintet and Sextet; Korngold/Schoenberg Sextets; Martinu/Schulhoff Sextets, Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence, Bruckner's Quintet, Schubert's Quintet (coupled with his String Trio in B-flat) and Brahms' two Quintets.

The Raphael Ensemble has given many BBC broadcasts particularly of many more unusual and neglected masterpieces. They have played at the Bath, Warwick and Edinburgh International Festivals and have given many performances at The Wigmore Hall and at London's South Bank Centre. In addition to extensive tours within the U.K., they have performed as featured artists in festivals and major series in France, Norway, Germany, Spain, Brussels, Greece and Malaysia and have recently triumphed with a major tour of venues across the North America.

Albums
'Korngold: String Sextet; Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht' (CDH55466)
Korngold: String Sextet; Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht
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'Arensky: String Quartet; Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence' (CDH55426)
'Brahms: String Quintets' (CDH55369)
Brahms: String Quintets
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CDH55369  Helios (Hyperion's budget label)  
'Brahms: String Sextets' (CDA66276)
'Brahms: The Complete Chamber Music' (CDS44331/42)
'Bridge: Early Chamber Music' (CDA67426)
'Bruckner: String Quintet & Intermezzo; Strauss: Capriccio' (CDH55372)
'Dvorák: String Quintet & String Sextet' (CDH55405)
'Martinu & Schulhoff: String Sextets' (CDH55321)
'Mendelssohn: String Quintets' (CDH55377)
'Schubert: String Quintet & String Trio' (CDH55305)
'Schulhoff & Martinu: String Sextets' (CDH55321)
'Strauss: Capriccio; Bruckner: String Quintet & Intermezzo' (CDH55372)
'Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence; Arensky: String Quartet' (CDH55426)
'The Essential Hyperion' (HYP12)
The Essential Hyperion
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'The Essential Hyperion 2' (HYP20)
The Essential Hyperion 2
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'Hyperion monthly sampler – June 2013' (HYP201306)
Hyperion monthly sampler – June 2013
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Complete works available for download
ANTON ARENSKY  (1861-1906)
String Quartet No 2 in A minor, Op 35
JOHANNES BRAHMS  (1833-1897)
String Quintet No 1 in F major, Op 88
String Quintet No 2 in G major, Op 111
String Sextet No 1 in B flat major, Op 18
String Sextet No 2 in G major, Op 36
FRANK BRIDGE  (1879-1941)
Lament for two violas with Louise Williams (viola), Asdis Valdimarsdottir (viola)
String Quintet in E minor
String Sextet in E flat major
ANTON BRUCKNER  (1824-1896)
Intermezzo in D minor
String Quintet in F major
ANTONÍN DVORÁK  (1841-1904)
String Quintet in E flat major, Op 97
String Sextet in A major, Op 48
ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD  (1897-1957)
String Sextet in D major, Op 10
BOHUSLAV MARTINU  (1890-1959)
Sextet for two violins, two violas and two cellos
Three Madrigals with Anthony Marwood (violin), Sally Beamish (viola)
FELIX MENDELSSOHN  (1809-1847)
String Quintet No 1 in A major, Op 18
String Quintet No 2 in B flat major, Op 87
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG  (1874-1951)
Verklärte Nacht, Op 4
FRANZ SCHUBERT  (1797-1828)
String Quintet in C major, D956
ERWIN SCHULHOFF  (1894-1942)
Sextet for two violins, two violas and two cellos
PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY  (1840-1893)
String Sextet in D minor 'Souvenir de Florence', Op 70
Alphabetical listing of all musical works
Capriccio, Op 85 (Strauss)
Intermezzo in D minor (Bruckner)
Lament for two violas (Bridge)
Sextet for two violins, two violas and two cellos (Martinu)
Sextet for two violins, two violas and two cellos (Schulhoff)
String Quartet No 2 in A minor, Op 35 (Arensky)
String Quintet in C major, D956 (Schubert)
String Quintet in E flat major, Op 97 (Dvorák)
String Quintet in E minor (Bridge)
String Quintet in F major (Bruckner)
String Quintet No 1 in A major, Op 18 (Mendelssohn)
String Quintet No 1 in F major, Op 88 (Brahms)
String Quintet No 2 in B flat major, Op 87 (Mendelssohn)
String Quintet No 2 in G major, Op 111 (Brahms)
String Sextet in A major, Op 48 (Dvorák)
String Sextet in D major, Op 10 (Korngold)
String Sextet in D minor 'Souvenir de Florence', Op 70 (Tchaikovsky)
String Sextet in E flat major (Bridge)
String Sextet No 1 in B flat major, Op 18 (Brahms)
String Sextet No 2 in G major, Op 36 (Brahms)
String Trio in B flat major, D471 (Schubert)
Three Madrigals (Martinu)
Verklärte Nacht, Op 4 (Schoenberg)
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