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Orford String Quartet

Band, 1965-1991 CA
Classical

Canadian string quartet, active from 1965 to 1991.

     
Members
PortraitDenis Brott
vc *1950 CA
PortraitDesmond Hoebig
vc *1961 CA
Terence Helmer
vl *1940 CA
PortraitAndrew Dawes
vn *1940 CA
Kenneth Perkins
vn 1935-2000 CA
PortraitMarcel St. Cyr
vc DE
Popular Tracks   
El cant dels ocells (Version for Cello & String Quartet) on Ofra Harnoy & Friends by Ofra Harnoy
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3: II. Andante con moto on Beethoven, L. Van: String Quartets, Vol. 6 - Nos. 3, 14 by Ludwig van Beethoven & Orford String Quartet
Cavatina (From String Quartet 13, Op. 130) on Sacred Songs of Hope by Various Artists
Imagine on Big Classical Beatles Box by Various Artists
Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End on Big Classical Beatles Box by Various Artists
Hey Jude on Big Classical Beatles Box by Various Artists
In My Life on Big Classical Beatles Box by Various Artists
Yesterday on Big Classical Beatles Box by Various Artists
String Quintet In C, D956: III. Scherzo (Presto) And Trio (Andante Sostenuto) on Schubert - String Quartet In C by Ofra Harnoy & Orford String Quartet
String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74, "Harp": II. Adagio ma non troppo on Beethoven, L.: String Quartets, Vol. 5 - Nos. 9 and 10 by Ludwig van Beethoven & Orford String Quartet

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Discography


Title Artist Year Type
Schafer : 5 / Five String QuartetsR. Murray Schafer / Orford String Quartet, Rosemarie Landry1990Album
The Complete Quartets, Vol. 2Ludwig Van Beethoven 1989Album
The Complete Quartets, Vol. 5Ludwig Van Beethoven 1986Album
The Complete String Quartets, Volume IIILudwig van Beethoven, Orford String Quartet1986Album
Orford String Quartet Plays MozartOrford String Quartet1984Album
Play The BeatlesOfra Harnoy & Orford String Quartet1984Album
Piano Quintet In F Minor, Op.34Johannes Brahms, Gloria Saarinen / Orford String Quartet1984Album
Frösse Fuge in B Flat.; Op. 133 / String Quartet No.10 in E Flat.; Op.74Ludwig van Beethoven - Orford String Quartet1981Album
String Quartet In F Major, Op. 59, No. 1Ludwig van Beethoven, Orford String Quartet1981Album
String Quartet in E flat major; Op.127Ludwig van Beethoven - Orford String Quartet1980Album
New Music Series 15Orford String Quartet1980Album
String Quartet In C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4/String Quartet In A Major, Op. 18, No. 5Ludwig van Beethoven, Orford String Quartet1979Album
String Quartet No.15 In A Minor, Opus 132Ludwig van Beethoven, Orford String Quartet1978Album
String Quartet In E Flat Major • String Quartet In A MinorFelix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy • Orford String Quartet1978Album
String Quartet No. 8 In E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2Ludwig Van Beethoven - Orford String Quartet1978Album
String Quartet No.9 In C Major, Op.59, No.3Ludwig van Beethoven, Orford String Quartet1977Album
Ravel & Debussy String QuartetsMaurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, Orford String Quartet1976Album
Mozart: String Quartet In C Major, K.465 / Schubert: Quartettsatz In C Minor, D.703 / R. Murray Schafer: String QuartetWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, R. Murray Schafer, Orford String Quartet1974Album
Mendelssohn Quartets - Quatours OP. 12 & 13Orford String Quartet1967Album
Schumann Quintette Opus 44 / Mendelssohn Quatuor Opus 13Orford String Quartet And/Et Ronald Turini, Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn-BartholdyAlbum
Quartet In A Major, Opus 18 No. 5 Beethoven / Quartet In A Minor, Opus 51 No. 2 BrahmsOrford String Quartet, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes BrahmsAlbum
String Quartet No. 3 (1962) / Quatuor A Cordes No. 2 (1967)Orford String Quartet - John Weinzweig / Jean Papineau-CoutureAlbum
ChimeraR. Murray Schafer, Pierick Houdy, Raymond Luedeke, Orford String Quartet, Judy Loman, Wendy HumphreysAlbum
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