Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Georges Onslow’s reputation as the ‘French Beethoven’ was earned in the field of chamber music. His 34 string quintets build on a form perfected by Mozart, and are enhanced through Onslow’s suggested use of a double bass instead of a second cello, as heard in this recording. The String Quintet No. 14 in F majorhas an attractively genial quality, with distinctive themes contrasting with warmly emotive lyricism; String Quintet No. 24 in D majorshows the influence of Beethoven in its theatrically dramatic moods.

(STREAM/BUY: naxos.lnk.to/8574709ID) (Release Date: 30 January 2026)
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