Older SCMS Recordings

Over the decades, the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society has partnered with many different record labels—including, in addition to the Smithsonian Collection of Recordings, deutsche harmonia mundi, EMI, BMG, SONY/Vivarte, Virgin Classics, Dorian, Bridge, and Koch—winning numerous awards in the process. Some of these CDs are still available, often in re-releases. Others are not in the catalogue at the moment, but may often be found, offered by third party sellers, through services such as Amazon.com. These include:

Ludwig van Beethoven: The Op. 5 Sonatas for fortepiano & violoncello

James Weaver, fortepiano; Kenneth Slowik, violoncello

Ludwig van Beethoven: The Piano Trios, Volume 1 - The Castle Trio

Lambert Orkis, fortepiano; Marilyn McDonald, violin; Kenneth Slowik, violoncello

Ludwig van Beethoven: The Piano Trios, Volume 3 - The Castle Trio

Lambert Orkis, fortepiano; Marilyn McDonald, violin, Kenneth Slowik, violoncello

Ludwig van Beethoven: The Piano Trios, Volume 2 - The Castle Trio

Lambert Orkis, fortepiano; Marilyn McDonald, violin; Kenneth Slowik, violoncello

Beethoven: Piano Trios - The Castle Trio

Lambert Orkis, fortepiano; Marilyn McDonald, violin; Kenneth Slowik, violoncello

Brahms: Sonatas for Piano and Cello; Schumann: 5 Stücke im Volkston - Anner Bylsma, Lambert Orkis

Anner Bylsma, violoncello by Antonio Stradivari (Cremona, 1701), the Servais; Lambert Orkis, piano by Steinway & Sons (New York, 1892), the Paderewski

Friedrich Dotzauer: Chamber Music - L'Archibudelli & Smithsonian Chamber Players

Anner Bylsma, Kenneth Slowik, & Steven Doane, violoncelli; Vera Beths & Jody Gatwood, violins; Lisa Rautenberg, violin & viola

Franchomme/Chopin: Grand Duo Concertante and other works - Anner Bylsma, Lambert Orkis, L'Archibudelli & the Smithsonian Chamber Players

Anner Bylsma, violoncello by Antonio Stradivari (Cremona, 1701), the Servais; Lambert Orkis, piano by Erard (London, 1854) the Queen Victoria; Vera Beths, violin by Antonio Stradivari (Cremona, 1687), the Ole Bull; Jody Gatwood, violin by Antonio Stradivari (Cremona, 1709) the Greffuhle; Guus Jeukendrup, viola by Antonio Stradivari (Cremona, 1695) the Herbert Axelrod; Kenneth Slowik, violoncello; Marji Danilow, contrabass

Joseph Gehot: Chamber Music - Smithson String Quartet

Jaap Schröder & Jorie Garrigue, violins; David Cerutti, viola; Kenneth Slowik, violoncello

Joseph Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 77, Nos. 1 & 2; Op. 103 - Smithson String Quartet

Jaap Schröder & Marilyn McDonald, violins; Judson Griffin, viola; Kenneth Slowik, violoncello

Joseph Haydn: String Quartets Op. 54, 1 & 2 - Smithson String Quartet

Jaap Schröder & Marilyn McDonald, violins; Judson Griffin, viola; Kenneth Slowik, violoncello

Marin Marais: Pièces à deux violes 1686 - The Smithsonian Chamber Players

Kenneth Slowik & Jaap ter Linden, viola da gamba; Konrad Junghänel, theorbo

Metamorphosis: Music of Richard Strauss, Edward Elgar, and Samuel Barber

The Smithsonian Chamber Players conducted by Kenneth Slowik

Georges Onslow: String Quintets - Smithsonian Chamber Players & L'Archibudelli

Vera Beths & Lisa Rautenberg, violins; Steven Dann, viola; Anner Bylsma & Kenneth Slowik, violoncelli

Franz Schubert: Quintet in C Major, D956; Rondo in A, D438

Vera Beths, Lisa Rautenberg, & Jody Gatwood, violins; Steven Dann, viola; Anner Bylsma & Kenneth Slowik, violoncelli

Franz Schubert: Piano Trios - The Castle Trio

Lambert Orkis, fortepiano: Marilyn McDonald, violin; Kenneth Slowik, violoncello

Adrien-François Servais: Souvenirs & Caprices

Anner Bylsma, violoncello; Vera Beths, violin; Kenneth Slowik, violoncello; with the Smithsonian Chamber Players

Louis Spohr: Chamber Music - The Smithsonian Chamber Players & L'Archibudelli

Vera Beths, Lisa Rautenbertg, Jody Gatwood & Linda Quan, violins; Steven Dann & Guus Jeukendrop, violas; Anner Bylsma & Kenneth Slowik, violoncelli

Transfiguration - Music of Beethoven, Mahler, & Schönberg

Smithsonian Chamber Players conducted by Kenneth Slowik