Yet more from Steve's Bedroom Band

[eschiss1]

Had to, they do (he does) good work.

The two most recent uploads I know of -
Jan Brandts Buys (1868-1939, Dutch)'s 1917 string sextet op.40  (3 violins, 2 violas, cello) in D major

Riccardo Pick-Mangiagalli (1882-1949, Italian)'s 1910-or-so string quartet (not PD-EU)  in G minor op.18

Neither commercially recorded to my knowledge, though both composers have had other chamber works recorded (a serenade by Brandts-Buys; and some pieces for string quartet by Pick-Mangiagalli were on a 1950s LP with, I think, quartets by Respighi (I believe) and Malipiero --- not positive at the moment, more sure about the Malipiero (his 7th, I think.), have to look that up again...)

Also (edit) forgot to mention this one, perhaps because I haven't heard it (non-PD-US under present law until 2025). String Quartet in F major (first performed 1916 and published posthumously 1929, I think) by Charles Wood (1866-1926), one of Tippett's teachers. (A performance of Wood's quartet in D major can also be found. The quartet in A minor is or was once on an ASV CD as part of a recreation of the concert in which Tippett's 5th string quartet was premiered.)

[albion]

Many thanks for this update on the activity of Steve's intrepid Bedroom Band (http://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Steve%27s_Bedroom_Band), who seem to be cornering the market in obscure British string quartets including some of the myriad such pieces by John Lodge Ellerton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lodge_Ellerton).

Except for his church music, Charles Wood's compositions are rarely heard now, which is a great pity. The string quartets are highly accomplished works which deserve the attention of an enterprising record company - the A minor quartet was recorded by the Lindsays on http://www.amazon.co.uk/British-String-Quartets-Lindsays-Lindsay/dp/B000006LGT.