Chiaroscuro Quartet
Formed in 2005, the Chiaroscuro Quartet consists of the 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 perfomance of High Classical chamber music’ in Gramophone, this highly international ensemble performs music of the Classical period on gut strings. The quartet’s unique sound – described in The Observer as ‘a shock to the ears of the best kind’ – is highly acclaimed by audiences and critics all over Europe, and is the fruit of its lithe and gracious playing combined with an extraordinarily committed ensemble mentality. An acclaimed and growing discography includes recordings of music by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Mendelssohn. The Chiaroscuro Quartet 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. Since 2009, the Chiaroscuro Quartet has been artist-in-residence at Port-Royal- des-Champs near Versaille, giving a concert series dedicated to Mozart’s string quartets. Among other leading chamber music venues and festivals where the quartet performs and holds residences are the Vienna Konzerthaus, the Aldeburgh and Edinburgh Festivals, Wigmore Hall, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, Sendesaal Bremen and the West Cork Festival. © SM/Qobuz
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Discography
14 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Mozart, Schubert : Quatuors
Chamber Music - Released by Aparté on Sep 27, 2011
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Mozart - Mendelssohn
Classical - Released by Aparté on Jan 26, 2015
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Haydn: String Quartets Op. 33 Nos 1-3
Chamber Music - Released by BIS on May 5, 2023
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Schubert: String Quartets Nos. 14 & 9
Chamber Music - Released by BIS on Nov 2, 2018
Gramophone Editor's Choice24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Haydn: String Quartets Op. 76 Nos. 1-3
Chamber Music - Released by BIS on May 1, 2020
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 "Serioso" / Mozart: String Quartet No. 16; Adagio & Fugue in C Minor"
Classical - Released by Aparté on Mar 25, 2013
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Beethoven: String Quartets Nos. 10 & 13, Opp. 74 & 130
Chamber Music - Released by BIS on Oct 20, 2023
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Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 20 Nos. 4-6
Chamber Music - Released by BIS on Jun 30, 2017
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Beethoven - Mozart (Édition 5.1)
Classical - Released by Aparté on Mar 25, 2013
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Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 20 Nos. 1-3
Chamber Music - Released by BIS on Jul 1, 2016
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Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 76 Nos. 4-6
Chamber Music - Released by BIS on Feb 5, 2021
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Beethoven: String Quartets, Op. 18 Nos. 1-3
Chamber Music - Released by BIS on Oct 1, 2021
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Mozart: The Prussian Quartets
Chamber Music - Released by BIS on Nov 4, 2022
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Beethoven: String Quartets, Op. 18 Nos. 4-6
Chamber Music - Released by BIS on Mar 4, 2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo