Quatuor Arod - MathildeWith this album of works by Schnberg, Zemlinsky and Webern, (key figures in Vienna's musical life in the early 20th century) the Quatuor Arod honours the woman who became Arnold Schoenberg's wife in 1901. Mathilde was Zemlinsky's sister and the dedicatee of her husband's 'String Quartet No. 2', an innovative work in both it's tonal language and it's integration of a soprano here Elsa Dreisig. It was completed in the summer of 1908, a tumultuous period

these pieces offer a new and authentic perspective on the comical bestiary with which we are all familiar

the band appears to be even more relevant than it was back in the 90s

Luca Ballerini has also won his share of competitions including winning the Premier Prix de Virtuosite avec distinction

with this tenth volume of the series

Killumantii has amassed over 108

Perhaps these were a result of the Prince's suggestion that Haydn write something programmatic along the lines of Vivaldi's Four Seasons

Originally composed for World Premiere and performances (May 17 - 26

" Scripted by Douglas Adams

ex KISS guitarist

a variation on the fairytale

Brian Lynch

Bobby Louis