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The Nash Ensemble
Band, *1964 GB
Classical
A.k.a. The Nash Ensemble of London
UK classical music chamber ensemble founded by Amelia Freedman in 1964 and resident at London’s Wigmore Hall. It takes its name from architect John Nash's terraces, which surround London's Royal Academy of Music.
Members
 | Simon Limbrick perc GB |
 | Laura Samuel vn *1976 GB |
 | Roger Chase vl *1953 GB |
 | John Pigneguy alp *1945 GB |
 | Frank Lloyd alp *1952 GB |
 | Lucy Wakeford hrp |
 | Philippa Davies fl |
 | Richard Watkins alp *1962 GB |
 | James Watson tr 1951-2011 GB |
 | Liz Layton vn GB |
 | David Purser tb |
 | Christopher Van Kampen vc 1945-1997 GB |
 | Marcia Crayford vn GB |
 | Gareth Hulse ob GB |
 | Michael Collins cl *1962 GB |
 | Richard Hosford cl GB |
 | Benjamin Nabarro vn *1976 GB |
 | Mark David tr |
 | Elizabeth Wexler vn GB |
 | Judith Pearce fl |
 | Ian Brown p |
| Duncan McTier cb, b |
 | Bryn Lewis hrp |
 | Catherine Edwards p |
 | Paul Watkins vc *1970 GB |
 | Terry Johns alp |
 | Marianne Thorsen vn *1972 NO |
 | Brian Wightman bsn 1942-2007 GB |
| Clifford Benson p 1946-2007 GB |
 | Lawrence Power vl *1977 GB |
| David Adams vl, vn |
 | Adrian Brendel vc *1976 |
 | Ursula Leveaux bsn |
 | Leo Phillips vn GB |
Popular Tracks 
French Suite. V. Menuet I & Menuett II on Alwyn: Chamber Works for Flute by William Alwyn, Philippa Davies & The Nash Ensemble Concerto for Flute & Eight Wind Instruments: III. Andante sostenuto e semplice on Alwyn: Chamber Works for Flute by William Alwyn, Philippa Davies & The Nash Ensemble Concerto for Flute & Eight Wind Instruments: IV. Allegro vivace on Alwyn: Chamber Works for Flute by William Alwyn, Philippa Davies & The Nash Ensemble Concerto for Flute & Eight Wind Instruments: I. Allegro ritmico on Alwyn: Chamber Works for Flute by William Alwyn, Philippa Davies & The Nash Ensemble Trio for Flute, Cello & Piano: II. Allegro con brio e giocoso on Alwyn: Chamber Works for Flute by William Alwyn, Philippa Davies & The Nash Ensemble French Suite. II. Rondeau on Alwyn: Chamber Works for Flute by William Alwyn, Philippa Davies & The Nash Ensemble Sonata for Flute & Piano on Alwyn: Chamber Works for Flute by William Alwyn, Philippa Davies & The Nash Ensemble Naiades: Fantasy Sonata for Flute & Harp on Alwyn: Chamber Works for Flute by William Alwyn, Philippa Davies & The Nash Ensemble Trio for Flute, Cello & Piano: I. Adagio ma non troppo on Alwyn: Chamber Works for Flute by William Alwyn, Philippa Davies & The Nash Ensemble Divertimento for Solo Flute: I. Introduction and Fughetta on Alwyn: Chamber Works for Flute by William Alwyn, Philippa Davies & The Nash EnsembleTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Membership
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| String Quartet No 3 · Serenade For String Trio · Sextet For Piano, Clarinet, Horn & String Trio | Ernst von Dohnányi, The Nash Ensemble | 2018 | Album |
| String Octet, String Quintets | Max Bruch – The Nash Ensemble | 2017 | Album |
| The Nash Ensemble Plays American Chamber Music | Bernard Herrmann / George Gershwin / Franz Waxman / Aaron Copland, The Nash Ensemble | 2015 | Album |
| Brundibár – Music By Composers In Theresienstadt (1941–1945) | The Nash Ensemble | 2013 | Album |
| Since Brass, Nor Stone... | Alexander Goehr - Colin Currie, Pavel Haas Quartet, The Nash Ensemble | 2013 | Album |
| Phantasy Piano Quartet · Cello Sonata · Violin Sonata · Folk Tunes for string quartet | Frank Bridge, The Nash Ensemble | 2013 | Album |
| Chamber Works (String Sextet - String Quintet - String Quartet No. 2) | Alexander Borodin / Alexander Glazunov / Anton Stepanovich Arensky / The Nash Ensemble | 2012 | Album |
| Chamber Music | Joaquín Turina · The Nash Ensemble | 2012 | Album |
| Chamber Music | Robert Schumann, The Nash Ensemble | 2012 | Album |
| Piano Quartet, Op 16 • String Quintet, Op 104 • 'Eyeglass' Duo For Viola And Cello | Ludwig van Beethoven, The Nash Ensemble | 2009 | Album |
| Metamorphosen - Capriccio - Piano Quartet | Richard Strauss - The Nash Ensemble | 2007 | Album |
| Beethoven String Quintets Opp 4 & 29 | The Nash Ensemble | 2007 | Album |
| Piano Quartet In G Minor K.478 • Piano Quartet In E Flat K.493 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Nash Ensemble | 2007 | Album |
| Märchenerzählungen / Fantasy, Variations And Finale / Clarinet Quintet In B Minor | The Nash Ensemble - Robert Schumann / Ignaz Moscheles / Johannes Brahms | 2006 | Album |
| Schubert: Octet in F, D803 | Franz Schubert, The Nash Ensemble | 2005 | Album |
| Chamber Music | Camille Saint-Saëns - The Nash Ensemble | 2005 | Album |
| Violin Sonata / The Lake In The Mountains / Six Studies In English Folksong / String Quartet No 2 / Phantasy Quintet | Ralph Vaughan Williams, The Nash Ensemble | 2002 | Album |
| Serenade In D Minor Op. 44 / Octet-Partita (Nonet) Op. 79 / Op.67 | Antonín Dvořák / František Vincenc Kramář - Krommer, The Nash Ensemble | 2002 | Album |
| The Early Chamber Music | Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Nash Ensemble | 2002 | Album |
| William Walton: Piano Quartet, Violin Sonata, Anon in Love, Valse (from Facade), Passaglica | The Nash Ensemble, John Mark Ainsley, Craig Ogden | 2002 | Album |
| The Chamber Music Of Malcolm Arnold - 3 | Malcolm Arnold / The Nash Ensemble | 2001 | Album |
| Music To Hear | Mark-Anthony Turnage, The Nash Ensemble | 2001 | Album |
| The Chamber Music Of Malcolm Arnold - 2 | Malcolm Arnold / The Nash Ensemble | 2001 | Album |
| The Chamber Music Of Malcolm Arnold - 1 | Malcolm Arnold / The Nash Ensemble | 2001 | Album |
| Chamber Music | Dmitri Shostakovich, Arnold Schoenberg, The Nash Ensemble | 2000 | Compil. |
| Kiss On Wood | James MacMillan / The Nash Ensemble, Raphael Wallfisch, John York | 2000 | Compil. |
| The Complete Chamber Music | Francis Poulenc - The Nash Ensemble | 1999 | Album |
| Quartet For The End Of Time | Olivier Messiaen - The Nash Ensemble | 1999 | Album |
| Piano Music, Chamber Music And Songs | William Lloyd Webber – John Mark Ainsley, The Nash Ensemble | 1998 | Album |
| Chamber Music | The Nash Ensemble - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 1998 | Compil. |
| Debussy-Ravel: Chamber Music | Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, The Nash Ensemble | 1997 | Compil. |
| The Curlew · Capriol · Serenade · Songs | Peter Warlock - John Mark Ainsley, The Nash Ensemble | 1997 | Album |
| Nonet • Oboe Quintet • Elegiac Trio • Clarinet Sonata • Harp Quintet | Arnold Bax, The Nash Ensemble | 1996 | Album |
| Phaedra • Lachrymae • The Sword In The Stone • Night Mail • Sinfonietta | Benjamin Britten - Jean Rigby, Nigel Hawthorne, Roger Chase, The Nash Ensemble, Lionel Friend | 1996 | Album |
| Flute Quartets | Philippa Davies, The Nash Ensemble - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 1995 | Album |
| Turnage: On All Fours - Lament for a Hanging Man - Sarabande - Release | Mark-Anthony Turnage, The Nash Ensemble | 1995 | Album |
| Septet In D Minor, Op.74 / Septet In C Major 'The Military' Op.114 | Johann Nepomuk Hummel, The Nash Ensemble | 1995 | Album |
| Septet / Clarinet Trio | The Nash Ensemble - Ludwig van Beethoven | 1995 | Album |
| Mozart/Beethoven Quintets | The Nash Ensemble | 1995 | Album |
| ....Era Madrugada | Simon Holt - The Nash Ensemble, Lionel Friend | 1993 | Album |
| Piano Quintet, Violin Sonata | Sir Edward Elgar, The Nash Ensemble | 1993 | Album |
| Piano Quintet, Piano Trio No. 2, 4 Waltzes | Dmitri Shostakovich, The Nash Ensemble | 1993 | Album |
| Brahms Piano Quintet & Horn Trio | The Nash Ensemble | 1993 | Album |
| Ode To Napoleon / Verklärte Nacht / Kammersymphonie Nr 1 | Arnold Schoenberg, The Nash Ensemble, Thomas Allen | 1991 | Album |
| Les Chansons De Bilitis / Sonata For Flute, Viola & Harp / Violin Sonata / Cello Sonata / Syrinx | Claude Debussy - The Nash Ensemble, Delphine Seyrig, Marisa Robles | 1991 | Album |
| Pierrot Lunaire Concerto Op. 24 | Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern - Jane Manning, The Nash Ensemble, Sir Simon Rattle | 1991 | Album |
| Septet Op. 20 Clarinet Trio Op. 11 | Ludwig van Beethoven, The Nash Ensemble | 1990 | Album |
| Le Carnaval Des Animeaux · Piano Trio Op. 18 · Septet Op. 65 | Camille Saint-Saëns, The Nash Ensemble | 1989 | Album |
| Piano Quintet · Klavierquintett / Piano Trio · Klaviertrio ‘Dumky’ | Antonín Dvořák - The Nash Ensemble | 1989 | Album |
| Oktett • Octet In F Major | Franz Schubert, The Nash Ensemble | 1989 | Album |
| Symphonies 2 & 3, etc. | Oliver Knussen / Philharmonia Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, London Sinfonietta, The Nash Ensemble | 1988 | Album |
| Flute Quartets Nos. 1 - 4 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Nash Ensemble, Philippa Davies | 1988 | Album |
| Clarinet Quintet / Piano Trio / Fierce Tears / Chamber Symphony | Michael Berkeley - The Nash Ensemble | 1987 | Album |
| Piano Quintet In A, D.667 'Trout' / Der Hirt Auf Dem Felsen, D.965 (The Shepherd On The Rock) | Franz Schubert - The Nash Ensemble With Felicity Lott | 1987 | Album |
| Clifford's Tower (The Music Of Malcolm Lipkin) | Malcolm Lipkin - The Nash Ensemble | 1986 | Album |
| Le Bal Masqué - Le Bestiaire - Sextet - Trio | Francis Poulenc, Thomas Allen, The Nash Ensemble, Lionel Friend | 1986 | Album |
| Mozart, Schumann - Chamber Works | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Robert Schumann, The Nash Ensemble | 1985 | Album |
| The Two Quartets For Piano & Strings | Gabriel Fauré - The Nash Ensemble | 1985 | Album |
| Mozart (1756-1791) Trio in E Flat for piano, clarinet and viola K. 498 (Kegelstatt_Trio) Schumann (1810-1856) Märchenerzählungen (Fairy Tales) for piano, clarinet and viola Op. 132, Fantasiestücke for clarinet and piano Op. 73 | The Nash Ensemble | 1984 | Album |
| Symphony No.2 / Trumpets / Coursing / Cantata | Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta, The Nash Ensemble, Elaine Barry, Linda Hirst | 1984 | Album |
| Rout • Madam Noy • The Women Of Yueh • Conversations • Rhapsody • Oboe Quintet | Arthur Bliss - The Nash Ensemble, Elizabeth Gale, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Lionel Friend | 1984 | Album |
| Pierrot Lunaire / Concerto Op. 24 | Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern / Jane Manning - The Nash Ensemble - Conducted By Sir Simon Rattle | 1984 | Album |
| Sonata / Equalisation | Tim Souster - The Nash Ensemble / Lionel Friend / Equale Brass Quintet | 1983 | Album |
| Trio In D Minor For Pianoforte, Violin & Violoncello Op 32; Quintet For Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon & Pianoforte | Anton Stepanovich Arensky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, The Nash Ensemble | 1983 | Album |
| Serenade In D Minor Op. 44 / Octet-Partita (Nonet) Op. 79 | Antonín Dvořák / František Vincenc Kramář - Krommer, The Nash Ensemble | 1983 | Album |
| An 80th Birthday Tribute | Lennox Berkeley - The Nash Ensemble | 1983 | Album |
| Two Septets | Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Konradin Kreutzer, The Nash Ensemble | 1982 | Album |
| A Tapestry Of Songs And Chamber Music | Igor Stravinsky - Sir Simon Rattle, The Nash Ensemble, Chilingirian String Quartet, Jane Manning, Richard Rodney Bennett, Ronald Lumsden, Anne Shasby, Richard McMahon | 1982 | Album |
| Piano Quintet In A Major, D. 667 ('The Trout') Notturno In E-Flat Major For Piano, Violin And Violoncello, D. 897 | Franz Schubert, The Nash Ensemble | 1982 | Album |
| Sir John Betjeman's 'Varsity Rag | John Betjeman With The Nash Ensemble | 1981 | Album |
| Septet In C Major Op. 114 (The Military) For Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Violin, 'Cello, Double Bass And Piano / Grand Septet In E Flat Major Op. 62 For Clarinet, Horn, Basoon, Violin, Viola, 'Cello And Double Bass | Johann Nepomuk Hummel / Konradin Kreutzer - The Nash Ensemble | 1981 | Album |
| Septet In A Minor For Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, Violin, Violoncello And Piano Op. 147 • Quintet In C Minor For Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon And Piano Op. 52 | Louis Spohr, The Nash Ensemble | 1981 | Album |
| Quintet In B Flat Major For Clarinet, Two Violins, Viola And Violoncello, Op. 34 (J.182) / Trio In G Minor For Flute, Violoncello And Piano (J.259) | Carl Maria von Weber, The Nash Ensemble, Antony Pay, Judith Pearce | 1981 | Album |
| The Voice Of Love & La Vita Nuova | Nicholas Maw - Sarah Walker, Roger Vignoles & Nan Christie, The Nash Ensemble | 1981 | Album |
| La Bonne Chanson Op. 61 / Trio In D Minor Op. 120 | Gabriel Fauré - Sarah Walker, The Nash Ensemble | 1980 | Album |
| Quintet In E Flat, K. 452 For Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn And Bassoon / Quintet In E Flat, Op. 16 For Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn And Bassoon | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Ludwig van Beethoven - The Nash Ensemble | 1979 | Album |
| Nonet In F Major, Op. 31 / Octet In E Major, Op. 32 | Louis Spohr - The Nash Ensemble | 1979 | Album |
| Septet In D Minor, Op. 14 For Piano, Flute, Oboe, Horn, Viola, Cello And Double Bass • Grand Septet In B Flat For Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello And Double Bass | Johann Nepomuk Hummel / Franz Berwald – The Nash Ensemble | 1978 | Album |
| Trio For Pianoforte, Clarinet And Violoncello, In B Flat Major, Op. 11 / Archduke Rudolph Of Austria: Trio For Pianoforte, Clarinet And Violoncello | Ludwig van Beethoven, The Nash Ensemble | 1978 | Album |
| Piano Quintet In A Major, Op.114, D.667 "The Trout" • Adagio In E Flat (Notturno) for Pianoforte, Violin And Violoncello, Op.148, D.897 | Franz Schubert, The Nash Ensemble | 1978 | Album |
| Felicity Palmer Sings Ravel | Felicity Palmer Sings Maurice Ravel With John Constable And The Nash Ensemble Directed By Sir Simon Rattle | 1976 | Album |
| Requiem For Father Malachy / Canciones Espanolas | John Tavener, The King's Singers, The Nash Ensemble | 1976 | Album |
| The Soldier's Tale Concert Suite / Dumbarton Oaks Concerto / Octet For Wind | Igor Stravinsky, The Nash Ensemble, Elgar Howarth | 1974 | Album |
| Quintet In B Flat Major For Clarinet, Two Violins, Viola And Violoncello, Op. 34 (J.182) / Trio In G Minor For Flute, Violoncello And Piano (J.259) | Carl Maria von Weber, The Nash Ensemble, Antony Pay, Judith Pearce | 1950 | Album |
| Introduction & Allegro ???? Piano Trio ???? Sonata For Violin & Cello | Maurice Ravel ???? The Nash Ensemble | Album | |
| Octet - Bagatelles - Violin Sonata No.2 | Howard Ferguson - The Nash Ensemble, Levon Chilingirian | Album | |
| La Bonne Chanson Op. 61 / Trio In D Minor Op. 120 | Gabriel Fauré - Sarah Walker, The Nash Ensemble | Album |
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