Alexander Balanescu Helen Kamminga Nicholas Holland James Shenton
ex Sian Bell, Clare Connors, Chris Pitsillides, Nick Cooper, Caroline Dale, Kate Musker, Jonathan Carney, Tony Hinnigan, Bill Hawkes, Katie Wilkinson, Steve Bentley-Klein, Chris Clad, Thomas Pilz
ex Sian Bell, Clare Connors, Chris Pitsillides, Nick Cooper, Caroline Dale, Kate Musker, Jonathan Carney, Tony Hinnigan, Bill Hawkes, Katie Wilkinson, Steve Bentley-Klein, Chris Clad, Thomas Pilz
String quartet ensemble founded in 1987 by Alexander Balanescu.
The Quartet was initially formed by Alexander Bălănescu (violin), Clare Connors (second violin), Bill Hawkes (viola), and Caroline Dale (cello).
Current members are Alexander Bălănescu (violin), James Shenton (violin), Helen Kamminga (viola) and Nick Holland (cello).
ALBUMS
Balanescu Quartet*
BalÆnescu
2019, CD, Album, Universal Music România, 
,
, Contemporary
Teho Teardo / Balanescu Quartet*
Diaz (Colonna Sonora Originale)
2012, 
,
, Soundtrack/Neo-Classical
The Balanescu Quartet
This Is The Balanescu Quartet
2011, CD, Comp, Mute, Mute, 
,
, Contemporary
Alexander Balanescu - Ada Milea - Balanescu Quartet*
The Island
2011, 
,
, Contemporary
Balanescu Quartet* , Music By Alexander Balanescu
Maria T
2005, ,
, Contemporary
John Harle, Elvis Costello, Sarah Leonard, Andy Sheppard, Balanescu Quartet*
Terror And Magnificence
2005
The Balanescu Quartet
East Meets East/ Y.M.O. By The Balanescu Quartet
1997, CD, Album, Consipio Records
Alexander Balanescu Featuring The Balanescu Quartet
Angels & Insects
1996, ,
, Contemporary
Gavin Bryars, Balanescu Quartet*
String Quartet No. 1 "Between The National And The Bristol" (Excerpt)
1995, Cass, Promo, CrO, Argo (2), ,
, Contemporary
Gavin Bryars, Balanescu Quartet*
The Last Days
1995
Raymond Boni, Quatuor Balanescu*
Le Trajet Ou Le Peuple Témoin
1994, CD, Album, Stupeur & Trompette!, 
,
, Contemporary/Contemporary Jazz
Balanescu Quartet*, Kevin Volans
String Quartet No.2 'Hunting : Gathering' / String Quartet No.3 'The Songlines'
1994, CD, Argo (2), ,
, Contemporary
Balanescu Quartet*
Luminitza
1994, ,
, Contemporary
The Balanescu Quartet
Possessed
1992, ,
, Contemporary
The Balanescu Quartet
Pocket Calculator
1992
Balanescu Quartet*
David Byrne: High Life For Nine Instruments / Robert Moran: Music From The Towers Of The Moon / John Lurie: Stranger Than Paradise / Michael Torke: Chalk
1992
Michael Nyman, Balanescu Quartet*
String Quartets 1-3
1991
John Harle Featuring Elvis Costello, Sarah Leonard & The Balanescu Quartet
Terror And Magnificence
Cass, Promo, Argo (2), ,
, Contemporary
La Variété
Je Déteste La Variété
1993, ,
, Chanson
The Balanescu Quartet
Possessed (The Balanescu Quartet Play Kraftwerk · David Byrne · Alexander Balanescu)
1999, 
,
, Contemporary
APPEARANCES +
Dagmar Krause, Anthony Moore, Peter Blegvad
Camera
2024, CD, Album, Min, Belle Antique
Inspiral Carpets
The Complete Singles
2023, ,
, Indie Rock/Britpop
Francesco Bianconi
Forever In Technicolor
2021,
Joe Hisaishi
Dream Songs: The Essential Joe Hisaishi
2020, 
,
, Soundtrack/Score
Kate Bush
Remastered Part I
2018, ,
, Pop Rock/Synth-pop
Wendy Bevan
Sweet Dedication
2016, CD, Single, Promo, Kwaidan Records,
Wendy Bevan
Rose And Thorn
2016,
Teho Teardo & Blixa Bargeld
Still Smiling
2013, ,
, Soundtrack/Avantgarde/Art Rock/Experimental/Modern Classical/Dark Ambient
Benjamin Till
The London Requiem
2012, CD, Album, Hind Style Records, ,
, Contemporary
Kate Bush
Director's Cut
2011
Jonathan Goldstein
Cyclorama
2011, ,
, Contemporary
DJ Hell*
Body Language Vol. 9
2010, 
,
, Techno/Minimal
Rabih Abou-Khalil
Selection
2009, CD, Album, Comp, Enja Records
Michael Mantler
Review
2006, CD, Comp, ECM Records, ECM Records, ,
, Contemporary/Contemporary Jazz
UA
Nephews
2005, ,
, J-pop
Various
Neue Welt (Streifzüge Durch Die Avantgarde)
2004, CD, Comp, Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, ,
, Contemporary
Michael Torke
Ecstatic Collection Music By Michael Torke
2004, Box, Comp + 6xCD, Ecstatic Records
Gavin Bryars & Juan Muñoz
A Man In A Room, Gambling
2003, CD, Album, GB Records (2), ,
, Modern/Spoken Word/Contemporary
Pet Shop Boys
Sampler
2001, ,
, Synth-pop/Disco
Various
Unclassical O,I
2000, CD, Comp, Sub Rosa, 
,
, Modern/Contemporary/Experimental
Dagmar Krause, Anthony Moore, Peter Blegvad
Camera
2000, ,
, Modern
Towa Tei
Last Century Modern
1999, ,
, Leftfield/Downtempo/Drum n Bass
Pet Shop Boys
Originals
1997, Box, Comp + CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + CD, Al, Parlophone, EMI
David Byrne
Feelings
1997, ,
, Alternative Rock/Country Rock/Folk Rock
Rabih Abou-Khalil
Arabian Waltz (Radio Versions)
1996, CD, MiniAlbum, Promo, Enja Records
Rabih Abou-Khalil
Arabian Waltz
1996, ,
, Fusion/Contemporary Jazz/Folk
John Harle Featuring Elvis Costello, Sarah Leonard & Andy Sheppard
Terror And Magnificence
1996, ,
, Contemporary
Various
Mute Bank Compilation
1995, ,
, Alternative Rock/EBM/Industrial/Techno/Indie Rock/Synth-pop
Gianna Nannini
Dispetto
1995, ,
, Pop Rock
Spiritualized Electric Mainline*
Pure Phase
1995, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Sarajevo (Suite)
1994, CD, Album, L'Empreinte Digitale, Deux Z, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Experimental/Spoken Word
Various
Short Cuts (Breaking The Sound Barrier)
1994, ,
, Modern Classical/Minimal/Ambient/Contemporary
Hector Zazou
Songs From The Cold Seas
1994, ,
, Downtempo/Experimental/Ambient
Inspiral Carpets
Uniform
1994, ,
, Indie Rock
Michael Nyman
Le Son De Sa Musique
1994, ,
, Contemporary/Soundtrack
Jean-Luc Fafchamps
Attrition
1993, CD, Album, Sub Rosa, ,
, Contemporary
Poison Girl Friend
Mr. Polyglot Remix
1993, CD, MiniAlbum, Columbia, ,
, Synth-pop/Downtempo/Trip Hop
Geoff Smith
Gas • Food • Lodging
1993, CD, Album, Kitchenware Records, ,
, Contemporary/Minimal
Michael Mantler
Folly Seeing All This
1993, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Andrew Poppy
Recordings
1992, CD, Album, Bitter + Twisted Records, ,
, Contemporary/Post-Modern
John Harle
The Shadow Of The Duke
1992, ,
, Contemporary
Various
The International Week Of New Music - 29 Mai 1991
1991, LP, Electrecord
Pet Shop Boys
Behaviour
1990, ,
, Synth-pop
Simon Fisher Turner
The Garden (Original Soundtrack)
1990, ,
, Noise/Spoken Word/Modern Classical/Easy Listening/Ambient/Experimental
Kate Bush
The Sensual World
1989, ,
, Art Rock
Various
Countryfile - The Album
2018, 4xCD, Album, Comp, DMG TV, BBC,
Various
TFF Rudolstadt 2013
2013, 2xCD, Comp + DVD-V, Heideck, ,
, Folk/African/Dub/Fado/Gospel/Nordic/Romani/Salsa/Soul/Tango
JD Twitch
Dummy Mix 100
2011, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Dummy Records, ,
, House/Disco/Synth-pop
Various
Impressions
2010, 4xCD, Comp, Compact Disc Club, 
,
, New Age/Downtempo/Ambient/Classical
Various
Café Ibiza Volume Thirteen
2009, 2xCD, Comp, Globe (2), ,
, Chillwave
Pavel Čejka
Technowerk 1936-2003
2008, CD, Comp, P/Mixed, Car, XMAG, 
,
, Acid House/Synth-pop/Musique Concrète/Spoken Word/Krautrock/Modern Classical/Disco/Techno/Electro/Breaks
Various
Vollmond Music From The Dance Theatre Of Pina Bausch
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Videoarts Music, ,
, Classical/Abstract/Contemporary/Techno/Ambient/Breakbeat/Future Jazz/Acid Jazz/Downtempo/Modern Classical/Experimental/Breaks
José Padilla
Bella Musica 3
2008, CD, Comp, Cool D:vision, Energy Production, ,
, Ambient/Bossanova/Downtempo/Flamenco/Future Jazz
Various
Keep On Acting
2008, CD, Comp, Warner Music Greece, ,
, Downtempo/Synth-pop/Indie Pop
Various
Lullabies With No Words
2008, CD, Comp, Microphone Records
Alex Egan
Lounge Mix For Durrr
2008, ,
, Leftfield/Math Rock/Chanson/Spoken Word/Classical/Abstract/Shoegaze/Ambient/Experimental/Avantgarde/Disco/Lounge/Art Rock/Lo-Fi/Folk/Soundtrack/Modern Classical/Acoustic/Easy Listening/Dub/Psychedelic
Various
Music Is Love! (15 Tracks That Changed The World)
2007, CD, Comp, Mojo Magazine, ,
, Reggae/Rhythm & Blues/Pop Rock/Indie Rock
Simon A. Carr
THISISNOTANEXIT Vol. 3
2006, File, MP3, Mixed, 192, THISISNOTANEXIT, ,
, Electro/Indie Rock/Disco
Various
Mute Songs For In Store Play
2005, CDr, Comp, Smplr, Mute, ,
, Alternative Rock
Various
Three
2005, CD, Comp, Copy Prot., Promo, Smplr, EMI, EMI, ,
, Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Alternative Rock
Various
Fresh Sounds
2004, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Songlines
Various
How To Kill The DJ (Part Two)
2004, ,
, Industrial/Indie Rock/Glitch/Punk/Avantgarde/Disco/New Wave/Psychobilly/Psychedelic Rock/Funk/Tech House/Electro/Experimental
F&S*
We Are Back
2003, CDr, Ltd, Mixed, Not On Label (Frenchbloke & Son Self-Released), ,
, Electro/House/Techno
Various
Suoni E Visioni
1999, CD, Comp, PolyGram, ,
, Soundtrack
Various
Nocturna
1999, ,
, Synth-pop/Europop/Pop Rock/Chanson/Trip Hop
Various
Κύματα Ροκ
1998, CD, Comp, ΜΕΤΡΟ, Virgin, Mute, ,
, Leftfield/Indie Rock/Krautrock/Modern Classical/New Wave/Art Rock/Downtempo/Synth-pop/Classic Rock
Various
5 Jahre Kulturarena Jena
1996, CD, Album, Comp, CCA (7)
Various
Sampler Mute Automne 96
1996, CD, Comp, Promo, Mute, Labels, ,
, Alternative Rock/Avantgarde/Blues Rock/Electro/Synth-pop/Experimental
Various
Electronic Unlimited
1995, CD, Comp, Ποπ + Ροκ, Virgin, Mute, ,
, Alternative Rock/New Wave/Industrial/Goth Rock/Hip Hop
Various
World Music In The Netherlands - A Collections Of Festival Highlights
1995, 2xCD, Comp, Ltd, Promo, Radio Nederland,
Various
Gaffenberg Festival 1995 Heilbronn
1995, CD, Comp, Heilbronner Kulturtage,
Various
The Sound Of Silence - The Best Of Instrumentals
1995, ,
, Blues Rock/Soul-Jazz/Acid Jazz/Pop Rock/Score
Various
Mute Sampler
1994, CD, Smplr, Mute, ,
, Rock & Roll/Industrial/Trance/Techno/Dub Techno/Synth-pop
Various
Stumme Dokumente
1994, CD, Comp, Promo, Mute, Intercord, ,
, Alternative Rock/Leftfield/Industrial/Indie Rock/Trance/Ambient/Contemporary/Big Beat/New Wave/Techno/EBM/Acid/Downtempo/Synth-pop/Experimental
Various
The Classical Sight
1994, CD, Promo, Mute
Various
Elektra Entertainment May 1994 New Releases
1994, Cass, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Elektra, Mute/Elektra, Elektra Nonesuch (2), ,
, Synth-pop/Industrial
Michael Nyman / Various
The Piano Concerto / MGV
1994, ,
, Contemporary
Various
Update Live Volume 2
1993, CD, Comp, Columbia
Various
Tonal Evidence 6
1993, Cass, Comp, M/Print, Promo, Smplr, Mute, ,
, Indie Rock/Blues Rock/Contemporary/Techno/Progressive House/Synth-pop/Ballad
Peter Gordon
Still Life And The Deadman
1993, CD, Album, New Tone Records, ,
, Soundtrack/Modern Classical/Score/Avantgarde/Experimental
Various
The Italian Mute Evidence
1993, ,
, EBM/Synth-pop/New Wave
Various
Música Sin Fronteras Vol. V
1993
Various
Sonet Grammofon AB Promotion
1992, CD, Comp, Promo, Sonet, 
Various
XXI CC Artist Sampler
1992, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Not On Label, ,
, Contemporary/Experimental
Various
11 Track Compilation
1992, VHS, Advance, Comp, PAL, Mute, ,
, Alternative Rock/Blues Rock/Synth-pop/Modern Classical
Various
Elektra Entertainment November 1992 New Releases
1992, Cass, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Elektra, Elektra Nonesuch (2), Pendulum Records, Mute/Elektra, Mute, Chameleon Records (2), Hollywood Records, Erato, TELDEC
Various
International Jazz Festival Varna Summer
3xCDr, Album, AVA (2), 
,
, Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation
Various
Various Instrumentals
2xCDr, Promo, Mute, EMI, Sync (3), ,
, Leftfield/Breaks/Noise/Industrial/Electro/Contemporary/Breakbeat/Trip Hop/Downtempo/Abstract/Experimental/Minimal/Ambient/Glitch/Illbient/Post Rock/Techno/Avantgarde/Lounge/Art Rock/Chanson/EBM/Acid/New Wave/Synth-pop/UK Garage
Various
Baba Yaga Tour - Promo Catalog
CD, Comp, Promo, Baba Yaga, 
Various
Kraftwerk Kover Kollektion 4
2008, CDr, Ltd, Mixed, P/Unofficial, Not On Label (DJ Food Self-Released)
Alex Egan
Lounge Mix For Durrr (August 2008)
2008, ,
, Leftfield/Math Rock/Chanson/Spoken Word/Classical/Abstract/Shoegaze/Ambient/Experimental/Avantgarde/Disco/Lounge/Art Rock/Lo-Fi/Folk/Soundtrack/Modern Classical/Acoustic/Easy Listening/Dub/Psychedelic
Various
Kraftwerk Kover Kollektion 2
2005, CDr, Ltd, Mixed, P/Unofficial, Not On Label (DJ Food Self-Released), ,
, Interview/Latin/Electro
Various
Kraftwerk Kover Kollektion
2004, CDr, Ltd, Mixed, P/Unofficial, Not On Label (DJ Food Self-Released), ,
, Interview/Latin/Electro
Various
How To Kill The DJ [Part Two]
2004, ,
, Industrial/Indie Rock/Glitch/Punk/Avantgarde/Disco/New Wave/Psychobilly/Psychedelic Rock/Funk/Tech House/Electro/Experimental/Go-Go/Bossanova
Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk (3): Remixes
2001, CD-ROM, Comp, Unofficial, Домашняя Коллекция, Навигатор, ,
, Krautrock/Electro
Balanescu Quartet*
Luminitza
2000
Dagmar Krause, Anthony Moore, Peter Blegvad
Camera
2000, ,
, Modern
Hector Zazou
Songs From The Cold Seas
1999, ,
, Downtempo/Experimental/Ambient
David Byrne
Feelings
1997, ,
, Alternative Rock/Country Rock/Folk Rock
Pet Shop Boys
Behaviour
1990
Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk Часть 3-4: Коллекция ремиксов и Rare-Traxx, концертов 1971-1990
2xCDr, CD-ROM, Comp, Unofficial, MP3, Домашняя Коллекция, Навигатор, ,
, Electro/Synth-pop/Experimental/Minimal/Krautrock
Rabih Abou-Khalil
Arabian Waltz
Kate Bush
The Sensual World
Balanescu Quartet*
David Byrne: High Life For Nine Instruments / Robert Moran: Music From The Towers Of The Moon / John Lurie: Stranger Than Paradise / Michael Torke: Chalk
, Contemporary
