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Chiaroscuro Quartet



Formed in 2005, the Chiaroscuro Quartet comprises violinists Alina Ibragimova (Russia) and Pablo Hernán Benedí (Spain), the Swedish violist Emilie Hörnlund and cellist Claire Thirion from France. Dubbed ‘a trailblazer for the authentic performance of High Classical chamber music’ in Gramophone, this international ensemble performs music of the Classical and early Romantic periods on gut strings and with historical bows. The quartet’s unique sound – described in The Observer as ‘a shock to the ears of the best kind’ – is admired by audiences and critics all over Europe. An acclaimed and growing discography includes recordings of music by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Haydn. The ensemble was a prizewinner at the German Förderpreis Deutschlandfunk/Musikfest Bremen in 2013 and received Germany’s most prestigious CD award, the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik, in 2015. Among the ensemble’s chamber music partners are renowned artists such as Kristian Bezuidenhout, Nicolas Baldeyrou, Chen Halevi, Trevor Pinnock, Malcolm Bilson, Jonathan Cohen and Christophe Coin. The ensemble has performed at the Vienna Konzerthaus, Philharmonie Warsaw, Carnegie Hall and on tour in Japan. Other highlights have included appearances at the Edinburgh International Festival, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, London’s Wigmore Hall and Kings Place, the Auditorio Nacional de Música Madrid, Auditorium du Louvre Paris, Pierre Boulez Saal and Beethoven-Haus Bonn.
For more information, please visit the website of the Chiaroscuro Quartet.


Beethoven - String Quartets Op. 74 & Op. 130
BIS-2668 SACD
An exploration of the night, for string ensemble
 €15
Haydn - String Quartets Op. 33 Nos 1-3
BIS-2588 SACD
The Chiaroscuros take on Haydn’s “Russian” Quartets
 €15
W.A. Mozart - The Prussian Quartets
BIS-2558 SACD
 €15
Beethoven - String Quartets Op. 18 Nos 4-6
BIS-2498 SACD
 €15
Beethoven - String Quartets Op. 18 Nos 1-3
BIS-2488 SACD
 €15
Haydn - String Quartets Op. 76, Nos 4-6
BIS-2358 SACD
 €15
Haydn - String Quartets Op. 76, Nos 1-3
BIS-2348 SACD
 €15
Schubert - Death and the Maiden
BIS-2268 SACD
 €15
Haydn - 'Sun' Quartets Op. 20, Nos. 4-6 (Vol. 2)
BIS-2168 SACD
 €15
Haydn - ‘Sun’ Quartets Op.20, Nos. 1-3 (Vol. 1)
BIS-2158 SACD
 €15
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