This is where rare repertoire resembles a bus line: George Onslow is a composer so rarely played that there’d be no need to apologise for never having heard of him, but now two CDs of his chamber music have arrived at once. (…)
The music [written by Onslow] is well-wrought, technically challenging and very enjoyable to listen to even if it can’t exactly live up to the implications of Onslow’s nickname, ‘the French Beethoven’. Still, Berlioz was among Onslow’s greatest admirers, declaring his music to be among ‘France’s most beautiful musical glories’. (…)
The Quatuor Diotima’s offering is more upbeat, its playing every bit as slick and polished as the presentation and sound recording.
If you want to read the full article, please refer to the June edition of Classic FM Magazine.
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