In Meinem Himmel in The Whole Note
“…transcriber violinist Zakarias Grafilo, gave much thought and effort to preserve some of the aural colours and even the emotional innigkeit of the original… Idiomatic and virtuoso string playing and...
View ArticleArt Music Lounge Reviews Apotheosis Vol. 1
The Art Music Lounge‘s Lynn René Bayley reviews our Mozart: The Final Quartets – Apotheosis, Vol. 1 recording: “their performances put me in mind of the justly famous ones made many moons ago by the...
View ArticleMay Mozart’s Last Quartets Live Long and Prosper
Music critic Jerry Dubins offers a preview from his upcoming Fanfare review of our Mozart: The Final Quartets, Apotheosis, Vol. 2 recording: “…the Alexander [String Quartet] offers a take on these...
View ArticleApotheosis Vol. 1 A MusicWeb International Recommended Recording!
Dominy Clements names Mozart: The Final Quartets, Apotheosis Vol. 1 a Recommended recording on MusicWeb International! “There is a transparency in the playing and recording throughout this set which...
View ArticleApotheosis Vol. 1 Receives a Top Rating from InfoDad
The InfoDad blog awards ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (their top rating) to our Mozart: The Final Quartets, Apotheosis Vol. 1 recording: “ The great chamber music of the past continues to involve and thrill performers and...
View ArticleLocale : Dvořák Out Today!
With their latest Foghorn Classics release, Locale, the Alexander String Quartet presents brand new accounts of two of Antonín Dvořák’s most enduringly popular chamber works. The “American” String...
View ArticleFanfare says Locale is Not To Be Missed!
Jerry Dubins of Fanfare Magazine not only has our new Dvořák : Locale recording in the “Not To Be Missed” section, he’s also entering it in Fanfare‘s Classical Hall of Fame! “The Alexander String...
View ArticleFanfare finds Dvořák: Locale to be a Gratifying Achievement!
Huntley Dent is the second Fanfare critic to add our new Dvořák : Locale recording in the “Not To Be Missed”! “ the Alexander String Quartet delivers profoundly beautiful readings of two Dvořák...
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Five Star AllMusic Review for Dvořák: Locale!
AllMusic‘s James Manheim gives a Five-Star rating to our Dvořák : Locale recording! “There is absolutely no shortage of recordings of these two popular Dvorák works, but this one is a standout. …...
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The Whole Note Reviews Dvořák: Locale!
The Whole Note’s Ivana Popovich reviews our Dvořák : Locale recording in their December 2019 issue: “ If I was asked to describe Dvořák’s chamber music, I would say it has the characteristics of an...
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ALEXANDER STRING QUARTET ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT OF VIOLIST PAUL YARBROUGH AND...
TRANSITION TO BE PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED AT THE QUARTET’S SAN FRANCISCO PERFORMANCES FEBRUARY 29 CONCERT AT HERBST THEATRE The 39-year-old, San Francisco based Alexander String Quartet (ASQ) announces the...
View ArticleHaydn: The Seven Last Words of Christ
It has been the Alexander String Quartet’s pleasure to present a performance of Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Christ at San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral on Good Friday alongside verse readings by Dean...
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MusicWeb International Reviews In Meinem Himmel
MusicWeb International reviews our Mahler Song Cycles recording with Kindra Scharich: “Pace Grafilo, I actually find this quartet transcription more intimate than the piano version. Four string...
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Art Music Lounge Reviews Brahms & Mozart: Clarinet Quintets
August 14, 2020 brings the Alexander String Quartet and clarinetist Eli Eban’s Brahms & Mozart: Clarinet Quintets recording! Critic Lynn René Bayley has a pre-release review on her Art Music...
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Fanfare Magazine Reviews Brahms & Mozart Clarinet Quintets
Jerry Dubins has offered a preview of his review of our Brahms & Mozart: Clarinet Quintets recording with Eli Eban coming to Fanfare Magazine: “Immediately apparent in this new recording is the...
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Finding healing in Brahms and Mozart Clarinet Quintets
Rafel de Acha reviews our Brahms & Mozart: Clarinet Quintets recording with Eli Eban for his Music Notes site: “There are times – either times of day or times in which we live – when music can...
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Stereophile Declares Brahms & Mozart Clarinet Quintets “A Joy”
Jason Victor Serinus gives a Four-Star Performance and 4.5-Star Sonics rating to our Brahms & Mozart: Clarinet Quintets recording with Eli Eban in the September 2020 issue of Stereophile Magazine:...
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MusicWeb International Reviews Brahms & Mozart Clarinet Quintets
MusicWeb International critic Jonathan Woolf reviews our Brahms & Mozart: Clarinet Quintets recording with Eli Eban: “ if it’s Mozart and Brahms you want, then you will find that the Alexander...
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MusicWeb International Recommends Brahms & Mozart Clarinet Quintets
Glyn Pursglove offers a second MusicWeb International review of our Brahms & Mozart: Clarinet Quintets recording with Eli Eban and makes it a recommended recording! “Even on my first listen to the...
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The Alexander String Quartet Celebrates 40 Years!
The original ASQ — (L-R): Kate Ransom (V2), Paul Yarbrough (Viola), Peter Sacco (V1), and Sandy Wilson (Cello) On August 4th 1981, 40 years ago today, the Alexander String Quartet performed its very...
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