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Manufacturer: 7968224
ProductGroup: Classical
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000KC2US8
George Enescu: Octet, Op. 7; Quintet, Op. 29
Track Listings
| 1. Octet, op. 7: Tres modere | ||
| 2. Octet, op. 7: Tres fouguex | ||
| 3. Octet, op. 7: Lentement | ||
| 4. Octet, op. 7: Moins vite, anime, mouvement de valse bien rythmee | ||
| 5. Quintet in A Minor, op. 29: Con moto molto moderato | ||
| 6. Quintet in A Minor, op. 29: Andante sostenuto e cantabile | ||
| 7. Quintet in A Minor, op. 29: Vivace, ma non troppo | ||
| 8. Quintet in A Minor, op. 29: A tempo, un poco piu animato |
Editorial Reviews
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If, indeed, this is the first recording of George Enescu's Piano Quintet Op. 29, where has this passionate, big-boned masterpiece been hiding since it was written in 1940? It has everything: long, surging melodies; ravishing harmonies best described as "red meat Fauré"; delicate counterpoint that suddenly explodes into orchestral ecstasy; sustained string lines decorated by magical keyboard flourishes. Stylistically, it sounds as if it could have been written before the same composer's Op. 7 Octet from 1900, whose terse idiom and restless polyphony wouldn't be out of place in Shostakovich. Nonesuch provides engineering that's roomy yet well-defined, and perfectly suited to these works. And how are the performances? Passionate and big-boned, for starters, and lovingly prepared. In the Octet, Kremer sometimes lunges at high notes with tremulous intonation, but not in the Quintet. If you're a chamber music fan bent on new discoveries, this disc is for you. Highly recommended. --Jed Distler
George Enescu: Octet, Op. 7; Quintet, Op. 29, Music, Marta Sudraba, George Enescu, Gidon Kremer, KREMERata BALTICA, Ula Ulijona, Chamber, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Octet for Eight String Instruments, Quintet for Keyboard and Four String Instruments
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GEORGE ENESCU: Octet OP.7 & Quintet, Op.29
Manufacturer: 7968224 ProductGroup: Classical Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000KC2US8 |
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