Debussy: String Quartet & Sonatas

From two players to twelve: few ensembles could respond with equal authority to the very varied demands made by this wonderful collection of Debussy’s chamber music. But then, few ensembles can stand comparison with the Nash, whose members continue to set the standards across a dauntingly wide repertoire. A realization of the Prélude à l’après-midi … for chamber ensemble adds to this album’s more familiar attractions of the string quartet and three sonatas.

CDA68463  76 minutes 26 seconds
GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE
‘In every respect, these are stronger readings than [The Nash Ensemble's earlier] Virgin Classics outing, not least due to the splendid recording in All Saints’ Church, East Finchley, a favoured Hyper ...
BBC Music Magazine
‘The sensuous atmosphere of the mythical creature’s summer afternoon among nymphs and naiades [finds] new levels of intimacy in this arrangement by oboist and composer David Walter, and such a sensiti ...