09/09/2026
A milestone reached for Piatti Quartet and violist Zahra Benyounes for their recording of Vaughan Williams’ Phantasy Quintet released in January this year as part of their album Phantasy.
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The Phantasy Quintet was commissioned in 1912 by businessman and chamber music patron Walter Cobbett. Inspired by 16th and 17th century works for viol, in 1905 Cobbett established a ‘Phantasy’ (his spelling) competition for British composers. The first prize was awarded to the tragically short-lived William Hurlstone.