Shostakovich: Quintet Op57; Hindemith: Quartet

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Gilbert Kalish has been a member of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players for nearly 30 years, and both works featured on this disk bear his indelible musical imprint. The Hindemith Quartet for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano opens with a piano line in which Kalish sets a distinctive mood of subdued lyricism. The rest of the musicians follow close on Kalish's lead and the performance as a whole is elegant and supple. Like the Hindemith, the Shostakovich Quintet begins in the keyboard, but the similarity ends there. In the Shostakovich's extended opening solo, Kalish stakes a powerful musical claim, one of absolute clarity and intense fire. These are great performances. --Gwendolyn Freed

Shostakovich: Quintet Op57; Hindemith: Quartet, Music, Paul Hindemith, Dmitry Shostakovich, Chamber, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Quartet for Mixed Instruments without Keyboard, Quintet for Keyboard and Four String Instruments
Shostakovich: Quintet Op57; Hindemith: Quartet
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great performances of very good music
 Shostakovich: Quintet Op57; Hindemith: Quartet

Manufacturer: Arabesque Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000B9O2
Release Date: 1998-09-15

Tracks:

  1. Qt: With Moderate Movement
  2. Qt: Very Slow
  3. Qt: With Moderate-Lively-Moving Calm-Very Lively
  4. Pno Qt In g, Op.57: Prld. Lento
  5. Pno Qt In g, Op.57: Fugue. Adagio
  6. Pno Qt In g, Op.57: Scherzo. Allegretto
  7. Pno Qt In g, Op.57: Intermezzo. Lento
  8. Pno Qt In g, Op.57: Finale. Allegretto

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Gilbert Kalish has been a member of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players for nearly 30 years, and both works featured on this disk bear his indelible musical imprint. The Hindemith Quartet for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano opens with a piano line in which Kalish sets a distinctive mood of subdued lyricism. The rest of the musicians follow close on Kalish's lead and the performance as a whole is elegant and supple. Like the Hindemith, the Shostakovich Quintet begins in the keyboard, but the similarity ends there. In the Shostakovich's extended opening solo, Kalish stakes a powerful musical claim, one of absolute clarity and intense fire. These are great performances. --Gwendolyn Freed

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great performances of very good music.......2007-02-19

Both works are well recorded in fine performances. The Shostakovich Quintet is given a robust, energetic performance. The pianist is outstanding. The Hindemith quartet is for the unusual combination of piano, violin, cello, and clarinet. This piece has an especially attractive slow movement. Don't hesitate to add this CD to your collection of twentieth century chamber music

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