Chevalier de Saint-Georges' String Quartets, op.1 While others might explode outwards

While others might explode outwards with ever-increasing amounts of spectacle

Size: 9x12”

but it has captured the imaginations of brass players for centuries as a critical touchstone of contrapuntal and harmonic writing

Do not be put off by the G-sharp minor movements

Duration: 3’30” (approx

Chevalier de Saint-Georges' String Quartets, op.1 While others might explode outwardsThe music of polymath Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint Georges has become increasingly sought after as the classical music world reflects on its history. Born on Christmas Day 1745 in Guadeloupe, Joseph was the illegitimate son of a wealthy plantation owner and Nanon, a slave of Senegalese descent. He was brought to Paris at the age of 7, and quickly excelled in his studies. Upon graduating from a prestigious fencing academy, he was granted the