Haas/ Janacek/ Escher String Quartet - String QuartetsWhile the concept of the programmatic and autobiographical quartet seems to have been introduced by Beethoven, nowhere has it been taken up more forcefully than in the Czech lands, as the works presented here attest. Leo Jancek's first quartet, subtitled 'Kreutzer Sonata', is based on a novella by Leo Tolstoy, which deals with such subjects as marriage, adultery and murder, all of which are evoked here by highly expressive music. The second quartet,

widely known for his drum and percussion work with the Art Ensemble of Chicago stretches out into other realms with his Sun Percussion Summit and more

and warm harmonies

revives the most popular ballet of all time

It's an evocative showcase for her distinctive style

Juliette Hurel has devised a programme focusing on Bach

which have restored to the limelight the treasures of the label's Baroque music catalogues

to Phillip Ramey's Bartokian reflections

He commands a vast repertoire of works and has performed across Canada

Polina Leschenko

He wrote more than 200 works of almost all genres

despite his longstanding and distinguished history

Songs in both English and Gaelic are featured