BAUMGARTNER, Stephan (1946- ); CHE [all files] String Quartet (2000) [7:22 · 6.7M] Odessa String Quartet BLOCH, Ernest (1880-1959); CHE/USA [all files] Piano Quintet No.1 (1921-3) H.Fink, Piano Odessa String Quartet 1.Agitato [19:53 · 18.2M] 2.Andante mistico; 3.Allegro energico [13:41 · 12.5M] BRUCH, Max (1838-1920); DEU [all files] Kol Nidrei, Op.47 (arr.viola and piano) [10:22 · 9.5M] I.Komarova, Viola J.Fink, Piano EBENHOEH, Horst (1930- ); AUT [all files] Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Contrabass (1991) V.Chekalyuk, Contrabass Odessa String Quartet Molto allegro [2:12 · 2.0M] Andante molto moderato [2:25 · 2.2M] Allegro scherzando [2:55 · 2.7M] Adagio [2:19 · 2.1M] Vivace [4:14 · 3.9M] FLURY, Richard (1918-87); CHE [all files] Piano Quintet in A- H.Fink, Piano Odessa String Quartet Andante. Allegro [9:47 · 9.0M] Andante [7:29 · 6.9M] Vivace [3:14 · 3.0M] Presto. Allegretto. Prestissimo [8:24 · 7.7M] GERMANAVICIUS, Vitautas (1969- ); LTU [all files] Exspressija for String Quartet (1996) [9:10 · 8.4M] Odessa String Quartet KALIMOULLIN, Rashid (1957- ); RUS [all files] Music for Clarinet and Violin (2001) [9:49 · 9.0M] V.Tomashchuk, Clarinet N.Litvinova, Violin String Quartet No.4 (1985) [11:16 · 10.3M] Odessa String Quartet MAHLER, Gustav (1860-1911); AUT [all files] Piano Quartet [11:24 · 10.4M] N.Buzanova, Piano Odessa String Quartet (Litvinova, Komarova, Scholtz) MARTIN, Frank (1890-1974); CHE [all files] String Quartet No.2 (1967) Odessa String Quartet Lento [6:03 · 5.5M] Prestissimo [2:53 · 2.6M] Larghetto. Allegretto leggiero [9:36 · 8.8M] SCHUBERT, Franz Peter (1797-1828); AUT [all files] Piano Quintet in A 'The Trout', D.667, Op.posth.114 B.Bloch, Piano V.Chekalyuk, Contrabass Odessa String Quartet (Litvinova, Komarova, Scholtz) 1.Allegro vivace [13:01 · 11.9M] 2.Andante [6:55 · 6.3M] 3.Presto [4:09 · 3.8M] 4.Theme and Variations: Andantino. Allegretto [7:20 · 6.7M] 5.Finale. Allegro giusto [6:15 · 5.7M] WAINER, Leo [all files] Chardash for Clarinet and string Quartet [5:23 · 4.9M] V.Tomashchuk, Clarinet Odessa String Quartet

Odessa String Quartet

The Odessa String Quartet--since 1990 known also as the "Harmonies of the World" Ensemble--was founded in 1981 by four distinguished Odessa musicians: violinists Nataliya Litvinova and Leonid Piskun; violist Iya Komarova; and cellist Sergey Scholtz. The ensemble is dedicated primarily to seldom-heard music from the past, as well as to contemporary works, particularly Russian and Soviet composers. At the same time, the ensemble is not afraid to tackle the standard repertory, such as Schubert's "Trout" Quintet, featured here at the Classical Archives.

The ensemble has participated in numerous international music festivals of contemporary music in Russia, Ukraine, as well as Austria, Switzerland, Israel, and the United States. They have recorded several CDs, including three of the music of Alfred Schnittke. They have presented world premiere performances of over fifty contemporary works.

As the selections here demonstrate, the original ensemble calls upon a battery of talented chamber musicians to fulfill the demands of the increasingly broad repertory undertaken. Each member is also active as a section leader in the Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra.

Odessa String Quartet email: scholzodsq@mail.ru