The Classical Quartet

The Classical Quartet

The Classical Quartet are one of the most highly regarded string quartets in the country, based in Dublin, the members of The Classical Quartet have established themselves individually and collectively as musicians of the highest calibre. These musicians have been trained in some of the best institutions across Europe, from the Royal College of Music in London to The National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland.

In 2004, they featured on RTE’s ‘Celtic Christmas’, ‘The Late Late Show’ and ITV’s ‘The Kelly Show’. They, also accompanied Liam Lawton on a Nationwide Tour and recorded his ‘Another World’ DVD with prominent Irish artists The Celtic Tenors, Emer Quinn, and Róisín O Rielly.

Regularly appearing at State functions and prestigious events, The Classical Quartet have performed in The National Concert Hall, Dublin Castle, Farmleigh House, St Patrick’s Cathedral, the RDS Concert Hall, Ashford Castle, the K Club and Multifarnham Abbey.

The Classical Quartet have an extensive repertoire caters for a broad range of styles: from serene Classical highlights such as Pachelbel’s Canon and Bach’s ‘Air on a G String’, to Vivaldi’s thrilling ‘Four Seasons’, onto Operatic excerpts. Additionally, their own arrangements are incorporated into well-known Movie classics, Popular music and exhilarating Tangos.

Music for the church ceremony:

(Many of these can be played at the wedding reception)

Canon- Pachelbel
The arrival of the Queen of Sheeba- Handel La Rejouissance –Handel
Aria from ‘Xerces’ – Handel
Watemusic ( Air, Minuet, Bouree, Country Dance, Slow Air, Bouree 2, Coro)- Handel
Passacaile – Handel
Te Deum – Charpentier
Spring from ‘The Four Seasons’ –Vivaldi
Corrente – Corelli
Summer from ‘The Four Seasons’ –Vivaldi
Autumn from ‘The Four Seasons’ –Vivaldi
Winter from ‘The Four Seasons’ –Vivaldi
Suite from ‘The Fairy Queen’ (Hornpipe and Air)– Purcell
Air on the G String – J.S. Bach
My Heart Ever Faithful – J.S.Bach Arioso – J.S. Bach
Ave Maria – Bach-Gounod
Ave Maria –words and music arr. Maria Parkinson
Ave Maria – Schubert
Wachet Auf – J.S. Bach
Sheep May Safely Graze – J.S. Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 – J.S. Bach
Oboe and Violin Concerto, first movement, – Bach
Passapied, Gavotte, March, Bouree and Gavotte en Rondeau – Bach
Du Bist bei mir – J.S. Bach
Concerto for Two Violins Movements 1 and 2 – J.S. Bach
Ode To Joy – Beethoven
Trumpet March 1 – Mark Pasteur
Trumpet March 2 – Mark Pasteur
Wedding March – Wagner
Wedding March – Mendelssohn
If With All Your Hearts – Mendelssohn
Ave Verum Corpus – Mozart
‘Andante’ from Piano Concerto No. 21 – Mozart (Elvira Madigan)
Laudate Dominum – Mozart
Alleluia from ‘Exultate Jubilate’ – Mozart
Liebestraum – Liszt
Pavane – Faure
Gabriel’s Oboe, ( Nella Fantasia)Theme from ‘The Mission’, -Enrico Morriconi

Irish Airs:
The Lark in the Clear Air – Irish Air, arr. Phyllis Tate
The Wexford Carol – Irish, Arr. John Rutter
Ag Criost an t-Siol – Irish
The Coolin – Irish

More Romantic/Popular:
‘One Hand One Heart’, from Westside Story – Leonard Bernstein
‘Intermezzo’ from the opera ‘Cavaliera Rusticana’ by Mascagni
Romance’ theme from ‘The Gadfly’- Shostakovich
La Vie en Rose (Edith Piaf
Meditation from the Opera ‘Thais’ by Massenet
Traumeri – Schubert
Panis Angelicus – C. Franck
Song of Ruth –Psalm
On Eagles Wings – Psalm

Wedding Reception:
Light Romantic/ Classical:
Waltzes:
The Blue Danube Waltz – Strauss
The Sleeping Beauty Waltz – Tchaikovsky
Waltz of the Flowers – Tchaikovsky
Bethena Waltz – Scott Joplin
Liebesfreud (the pleasure of love) – Fritz Kreisler
Liebesleid ( the pain of love) – Fritz Kreisler
Schon Rosmarin (beautiful Rosemary) – Fritz Kreisler

Light Classical:
The Four Seasons – Vivaldi
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music)- Mozart
Quartet in F – Mozart
Quartet in B flat – Mozart
Quartet No. 13 in G – Mozart
Quartet in E flat
The Entertainer – Scott Joplin
The Great Crush Collision March – Scott Joplin
Radetzsk March – Johann Strauss

Irish Music:
The Derry Air ( O Danny Boy) –Irish
The Coolin – Irish
The Irish Sherry Suite ( Medley of Irish reels, jigs and hornpipes)
Fantasia on Greensleeves –
Vaughan Williams

Tangos:
Tango from ‘Scent of a Woman’
Tango – Albeniz
The Blue Tango – Leroy Anderson
Tango – Arr. Thorpe

Light Romantic:
‘Andante Cantabile from opus 11 quartet – Tchaikovsky
Theme from Schindler’s List
Nimrod’ Variation no. 10 – Elgar
Polovtsian Dances from ‘Prince Igor’
Humoresque – Dvorak
Andantino from ‘The Force of Destiny’(Godfather theme) – Verdi
Serenade – Grieg
Golliwog’s Cakewalk – Debussy
Three Little Maids from School from the light opera ‘The Mikado’
Suite from ‘The Nutcracker’ ballet ; March, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies and Waltz of the Flowers
Hungarian Dance no 5– Johann Brahms
Hungarian Dance no 6– Johann Brahms
Variations on ‘Happy Birthday’

Opera Selection:
Musetta’s Waltz Song from La Boheme – Puccini
Voi Che Sapete from ‘ The Marriage of Figaro’ – Mozart
Non Piu Andrai from ‘ The Marriage of Figaro’ – Mozart
Drinking Song from ‘La Traviata’ – Verdi
William Tell Ballet Music – Rossini
O Mio Babbino Caro (Oh, My Beloved Father) from Gianni Schicchi – Puccini
Quartet from the
opera Rigoletto – Verdi
Galop From the ‘William Tell Overture’ – Rossini

Jazz/Popular:
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Leaning on a Lampost, Arr. Thorpe
Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles
Makin’ Whoopee Arr. Thorpe
Theme from Braveheart
Theme from The Godfather
Theme from the ‘Mission’ Gabriels Oboe
Tunes by Einaudi
She Moved through the Fair – Irish
Alleluia – Jeff Buckley
Snow Patrol-Chasing Cars
Enya – Sail Away