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Endymion Ensemble
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One of the founding members was John Whitfield who often conducted the group. Players have included pianist Michael Dussek, oboists Melinda Maxwell and Quentin Poole, clarinetist Mark van de Wiel, hornist Stephen Stirling and double bass player Chi-chi Nwanoku. Whitfield conducted the ensemble in recordings dedicated to works by specific composers, including in 1988 Dumbarton Oaks, works by Igor Stravinsky, in 1989 Lichtbogen by Kaija Saariaho and other works by Finnish composers, and in 1995 Phaedra/Les Illuminations, music by Benjamin Britten. In a series at the Southbank named Composer Choice, they have performed concerts dedicated to contemporary composers such as Michael Berkeley, Harrison Birtwistle, Gavin Bryars, Peter Maxwell Davies, Oliver Knussen, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Judith Weir and John Woolrich.Composer Jonathan Dove chose Mozart's Serenade for winds, K. 375. Stravinsky's Pastorale in the version for soprano and wind quartet, and his own Figures in the Garden, among others. In 2004, Endymion recorded works for wind ensemble by Graham Waterhouse, including Mouvements d'Harmonie, on a CD Portrait featuring also chamber music for strings played by the English Chamber Orchestra. A review noted "All these pieces are superbly played by all concerned".In 2011, players performed at the Mahler Centenary Conference chamber music, including Mahler's Piano Quartet in the context of the Menuetto from his Third Symphony, Erich Korngold's Piano Trio, Op. 1, Shostakovitch's Pia
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222Lindberg : ...de Tartuffe, je crois for Piano and String Quartet
103Lichtbogen for Nine Musicians and Live Electronics
84Toccata for Violin & Piano, Op.33: No. 3
55Concertino Op. 49: I. Allegro Moderato
56Elegy for Violin & Piano, Op. 33: No. 2
57Duo for Cello & Piano Op. 81: No. 1
58Introduction & Allegro for Solo Violin Op. 24
59Oboe Quartet Op. 70: III. Andante
510Oboe Quartet Op. 70: II. Presto
5albums
Endymion Ensemble
Sound Census (Live)
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Dohnanyi: Sextet; Fibich: Quintet
Dohnanyi: Sextet in C, Op.37 / Fibich: Quintet, Op.42
Lennox Berkeley: Concertino Op. 49 - Oboe Quartet Op. 70 - Petite Suite - Sextet Op. 47
Rubbra: Chamber Music
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Lindberg : ...de Tartuffe, je crois; Linea d'ombra; Zona; Ritratto
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Graham Waterhouse: Portrait 2
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Dohnanyi, E.: Sextet in C, Op. 37; Fibich, Z.: Quintet, Op. 42
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Dohnanyi: Sextet; Fibich: Quintet
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Rubbra: Chamber Music - Endymion Ensemble