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Explore Patagón with Cindy Cox
Patagón is the ancient, archaic name for the land of Patagonia. My newer compositions increasingly link to nature and landscape, and this latest string quartet evokes the idea of the far away, the other-worldly, and the remote. In 2011, I spent a sabbatical leave in travels to South America, and I was particularly inspired by…
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Cindy Cox — A cherished friend and colleague
Cindy Cox graciously accepted our invitation to write a new quartet to help us celebrate our thirtieth anniversary in 2013. In fact, she recklessly jumped in without a commission in place, agreeing to undertake the work during the sabbatical she was taking with her family in South America. The Quartet has admired her meticulous compositional…
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MusicWeb International Reviews Mozart: Homage
MusicWeb International‘s Brian Reinhart has a new review for our Homage recording of Mozart’s Six Quartets Dedicated to Haydn: “The Alexander String Quartet manages a double-act of time travel in their Mozart set. Aside from the trip back to Mozart’s day, they also offer a performing style that brings to mind some of the great…
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2014 Record Review Recap!
Help us close out 2014 with a look back at what critics were saying about our two releases featuring Brahms and Schumann: Brahms: The String Quintets and Sextets The Arts Desk “Best of 2014” The Arts Desk Review MusicWeb International Recording of the Month! Fanfare Magazine Review (Lynn Rene Bayley) Fanfare Magazine Review (Jerry Dubins)…
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Brahms a Best of 2014
The Arts Desk‘s Graham Rickson names his Best Classical CDs of 2014 and our Brahms: The String Quintets and Sextets makes the cut! “Also hailing from San Francisco are the Alexander String Quartet, whose recent Bartok and Shostakovich cycles on the Foghorn Classics label wouldn’t disappoint anyone. They’re joined by violist Toby Appel and cellist…
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Brahms String Quintets and Sextets a Recording of the Month!
MusicWeb International names our Brahms String Quintets & Sextets a “Recording of the Month” to kick off November! “The Alexander String Quartet has a special affinity for Brahms. Their expansive, romantic sonority is tailor-made for the composer: on this two-disc set the ensemble can sound like a whole string orchestra. … Listening to the ASQ…
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MusicWeb International on Gershwin & Kern
A new Brian Reinhart review for our Gershwin & Kern recording is now on MusicWeb International: “Sometimes you need a little indulgence. Do as I did and pair [the Kern songs] with French chocolate. Or you could be more ambitious and put it on in the background at your next soirée, along with some candles,…
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Beethoven Große Fugue, Op. 133 Animated Score
Another fantastic Stepehn Malinowsky Music Animation Machine video for our Beethoven Große Fuge, Op. 133! Purchase Buy On Amazon Download in iTunes
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Classical Net Reviews Brahms String Quintets & Sextets
Brian Wigman has a rave new review for our Brahms String Quintets & Sextets on Classical.net: “This review is going to be short, because so highly-acclaimed is this disc that my opinion isn’t particularly important, if ever it was. Simply put, after delighting the critical establishment with some marvelous Piano Quintets, the Alexander String Quartet…
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Beethoven Quartet Op. 135 Mvt. 4 — Animated Score
The final movement from our Beethoven String Quartet, Op. 135 recording in animated score format courtesy of the Music Animation Machine:
