Antonín Dvorák & César Franck - Piano Quintets (1988)
Clifford Curzon, piano; Vienna Philharmonic String Quartet
XLD | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 322 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Decca | # 421 153-2 | Time: 01:09:24
Clifford Curzon, piano; Vienna Philharmonic String Quartet
XLD | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 322 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Decca | # 421 153-2 | Time: 01:09:24
This CD features two quite lovely piano quintets, beautifully played by a quartet of players from the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra with Clifford Curzon at the piano. The first piece is by Antonin Dvorak, who composed two piano quintets. The first of these is a relatively early work that Dvorak composed in 1872 when he was 31. The second of his quintets was composed only 15 years later and remains one of his most popular chamber works. The other piece on the CD is by César Franck and, along with his other major chamber works - the violin sonata and the string quartet - reminds the listener of the atmosphere of Franck's best known work, the symphony in d minor.