Recordings

Canada's own Saint John String Quartet! This classical String Quartet has achieved far-reaching success touring Asia the United States and Canada.

These CBC produced discs represent what is going on in Canada's East Coast musical scene. "Hidden Treasures" the first CD was touted by Bob Kerr of CBC Vancouver's "Off The Record" as "one of the most satisfying and pleasurable CDs to appear this year". Their self titled disc features a major work by Dmitri Schostakovich and Five Novelettes by Alexander Glazunov which won "best classical album of the year " at the East Coast Music Awards.   The third CD features opera star Sally Dibblee in an exquisite reading of Respighi's Il Tramonto (The Sunset) plus a rare recording of his String Quartet in D Major.

The CDs packages are outstanding in their design. Featuring Miller Brittain and Alexandrya Eaton paintings and a photograph of the beautiful Saint John, New Brunswick's Imperial Theatre interior.

Saint John String Quartet & Sally Dibblee
 

Ottorino Respighi - String Quartet in D Major
Giacomo Puccini - Il Tramonto (The Sunset), Crisantemi.
 
Saint John String Quartet
 

Alexander Glazunov - Five Novelettes, Op. 15
Dimitri Shostakovich - Quartet No. 3, Op. 73

ECMA Best Classical Recording of the Year
 
Hidden Treasures
 

Frank Bridge - Sir roger de Coverley
Joaquin Turina - La oracion del torero
Sir Ernest MacMillan - Two Sketches
Healey Willan - Introduction and Allegro
Ernest Bloch - Paysages
John Ireland - The Holy Boy
Alasdair Maclean - String Quartet No. 2
Srul Irving Glick - From Out Of The Depths

 


Saint John String Quartet records Elgar's Introduction and Allegro on this award winning disc.

ECMA Best Classical Recording of the Year