Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
with Robert Mann , Earl Carlyss , John Graham , Juilliard Quartet , Joel Krosnick , Samuel Rhodes
2. Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas & cello, No. 2 in C minor ("String Quintet No. 2"), K. 406 (K. 516b)
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
with Robert Mann , Earl Carlyss , John Graham , Juilliard Quartet , Joel Krosnick , Samuel Rhodes
3. Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas & cello, No. 6 in E flat major ("String Quintet No. 6"), K. 614
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
with Robert Mann , Earl Carlyss , John Graham , Juilliard Quartet , Joel Krosnick , Samuel Rhodes
4. Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas & cello, No. 3 in C major ("String Quintet No. 3"), K. 515
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
with Robert Mann , Earl Carlyss , John Graham , Juilliard Quartet , Joel Krosnick , Samuel Rhodes
5. Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas & cello, No. 4 in G minor ("String Quintet No. 4"), K. 516
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
with Robert Mann , Earl Carlyss , John Graham , Juilliard Quartet , Joel Krosnick , Samuel Rhodes
6. Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas & cello, No. 5 in D major ("String Quintet No. 5"), K. 593
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
with Robert Mann , Earl Carlyss , John Graham , Juilliard Quartet , Joel Krosnick , Samuel Rhodes
7. Clarinet Quintet in A major ("Stadler") K. 581
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
with Isidore Cohen , Marlboro Festival Woodwind Ensemble , Leslie Parnas , Samuel Rhodes , Alexander Schneider , Harold Wright
Product Description
Mozart's six string quintets offer a challenge to CD manufacturers. They are too long to pack onto two discs, but not long enough to fill up three. Therefore, there's room here for the lovely clarinet quintet as well--you know the piece, it became ubiquitous owing to its use in the final M*A*S*H episode a few years back. The Juilliard Quartet was for many years the outstanding string quartet in America, and their performances of this music easily hold their own against those of their European colleagues. The proliferation of multiple performances of this music on CD shouldn't blind us to the existence of these great recordings, which become simply irresistible at budget price. --David Hurwitz
Mozart: The 6 String Quintets,Joel Krosnick,Leslie Parnas,Harold Wright,Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,Juilliard Quartet,Marlboro Festival Woodwind Ensemble,John Graham,Samuel Rhodes [viola],Alexander Schneider,Earl Carlyss,Isidore Cohen,Robert Mann,Sony,Chamber,Classical,Classical Composers,Classical Music,Quintet For Clarinet And String Quartet,Quintet for Five String Instruments
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Mozart: The Six String Quintets
Manufacturer: Calliope France ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000026CY3 Release Date: 1999-10-12 |
Customer Reviews:
Very classical Mozart.......2007-04-09
The K516 Quintet is a strange and extremely unsettling piece. Time and again the rather bouncy rhythms clash with some very tortured harmonies. Written shortly after the death of his father, with whom he had a close but not untroubled relationship, it is full of unresolved grief and forced bonhomie. The Talich's understated performance avoids most of the major issues - probably just as well, as musically this is the least successful of the six. You could hardly imagine Beethoven, still less Brahms (Mozart's greatest admirer of course) writing such a "throwaway" finale. Mozart appears here, for the time being at least, to have completely abandoned the comforts of religion and provided us with a truthful, if somewhat ugly self-portrait.
By contrast the K515 in Ut Majeur (I'm still not sure what key that is, I wish the French didn't insist on their ridiculous notation) is the Mozart we all know and love. Urbane and relaxed, it is the perfect blend of wit and seriousness - the former predominating and an absolute delight throughout. Solid playing from the Talich quartet + Karel Rehak, maybe they could have had a little more fun in the finale....
The Quintet in C minor K406 is one of the few cases where Köchel appears to have got it wrong, as it was in fact written after the two previous pieces, but as it is a rewrite of his K388 Serenade for Wind Instruments he may perhaps be forgiven. The cover notes incidentally, otherwise admirable, merely add to the confusion here. The reasons for this re-arrangement are obscure, but the result is unarguable. For me at least, this is one the most Schubertian of Mozart's pieces, with many a foretaste of "Death and the Maiden". The mood is predominantly somber and agitated and there is none of the sense of reconciliation that Brahms found later. The finale is another example of "forced jollity" but a bit better controlled than in K515, rather like dancing a polka after having witnessed someone's murder - or committed it. This is an absolutely gripping piece in which the Talich's style works to perfection.
The Clarinet Quintet is one of the finest and most beautiful pieces of music ever written and far too well known to comment on here. There have been many fine performances - sadly not this is not one of them. Chief culprit is soloist Bohuslav Zahardnik, whose stubborn refusal of both vibrato and rubato lends this otherwise most "romantic" piece (which was an absolute favorite of Brahms) a disappointingly pedestrian air, which even a very well-judged change of pace in the final movement cannot redeem. Zukerman, Menuhin and de Peyer, where were you?
Looks like it's going down to the wire - K593 and K614. If Mozart was beset by self doubt and existential angst in his final years as some have claimed, there's not a trace of it in the sparkling K593 quintet, which positively bristles with invention. The cyclic form of the first movement anticipates many 19th century works and there is some very novel use of pizzicato. The final movement, part rondo, part canon, part fugue is almost bewildering in its array of musical ideas. The acoustic also seems better on the final disc with a lot more resonance. If K406 was Schubertian, then this is most definitely Beethoven at his lively early best and I am pleased to relate that the Talich Quartet + Karel Rehak give this brilliant piece an appropriately brilliant performance, full of contrast and energy as well as immaculate precision.
I can't quite make up my mind about K614. This was the first time I'd heard it and despite a bright opening with "hunting" motifs and some complex writing in the finale I found it disappointingly slight, as of course Mozart can be, nothing wrong with the performance and maybe I'm missing something, but it surely needed a "bigger", more contrasting, slow movement.
What's the final verdict: to be honest I've got to say mixed. There isn't a performance in this set that says, "unforgettable". On the other hand there isn't an absolute stinker either and if you like the 18th century sound and very classical interpretations then there is a lot on these records you can enjoy.
Major Mozart!.......2007-02-09
Outstanding.......2007-01-05
Musical Heaven - The Very Highest Quality.......2006-08-12
This is a performance of the very highest quality, where the musicians communicate perfectly with each other and completely succeed in communicating to the listener their love for this music. Some of the previous reviewers have commented that even those persons who prefer other types of classical music, such as symphonies or concertos, and who do not ordinarily consider themselves as being interested in chamber music, still owe it to themselves to listen to this set. I wholeheartedly agree. This is indeed the kind of truly outstanding performance that could convert someone to chamber music. The CD booklet is also excellent, with a detailed informative essay discussing each of the quintets. Highly and enthusiastically recommended.
Required Listening for true Mozartians.......2006-05-04
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Music of Spain
Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009U55QA Release Date: 2005-09-06 |
Customer Reviews:
The classical heritage .......2006-04-16
In the particular case of Fernando Sor, we have a wisdom blending of the counterpoint technique, an evocative mood from his own that, added the well known influence of the Italian composers (Domenico Cimarrosa and Giovanni Batista Pergolesi) and his beloved love for the Operatic genre, allowed him to enrich still more the lyrical possibilities of the guitar. Besides, unlike Nicolo Paganini, for instance fortunately did not transform the guitar in a simple device to show his overwhelming gifts. He used the guitar to play music, on the opposite approach of Paganini who used the music as mere device to play his instrument.
In the guitar genre there has not been most deserved and superb tribute to Mozart that this Variations Op. 9 based on a motive of The most famous Mozart ?s Magic Flute. Loaded of such imaginative freshness and enraptured inspiration you may notice that one of the Variations conserves an undeniable Italian flavor; this is one of the most beloved hidden treasures the guitar can offers us, which raise with special charm in the hands of this formidable soloist.
Aguado on the contrary acquired due his personal state of things, a notable adroitness who excelled by far, to Sor, so his musical approaches rode in opposite directions, trying to exploit at maximum levels the technical possibilities of the instrument.
Julian Bream makes a colossal tribute to both composers in this egregious and golden album.
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Mozart: The 6 Haydn-Quartets; The 6 String Quintets
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Milton Katims , and Budapest String Quartet Manufacturer: Sbme Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00008S7HM Release Date: 2003-05-12 |
Tracks:
- Cd-1 (1-4) (The 6 Haydn-Quartets 1-12 ) String Quartet In G Major, K.387
- Cd-1 (5-8) String Quartet In D Minor, K.412 (217b)
- Cd-1 (9-12) String Quartet In B-Flat Major, K.458 "The Hunt"
- Cd-2 (1-4) String Quartet In E Major, K.428 (421b)
- Cd-2 (5-8) String Quartet In A Major, K.464
- Cd-2 (9-12) String Quartet In C Major, K.465 "Dissonant"
- Cd-3 (1-4) (The 6 String Quintets 1-12) String Quintet No.1 In B-Flat Major, K.174
- Cd-3 (5-8) String Quintet No.2 In C Minor, K.406 (516b)
- Cd-3 (9-12) String Quintet No.2 In C Major, K.515
- Cd-4 (1-4) String Quintet No.4 In G Minor, K.516
- Cd-4 (5-8) String Quintet No.5 In D Major, K.593
- Cd-4 (9-12) String Quintet No.6 In E-Flat Major, K.614
Album Details
4CD Box set. Columbia Legends Series.Customer Reviews:
Unmissable!.......2005-06-13
The nerve on the quintet K. 516 is very exiting. In spite of being recorded by the mid 40ies, I've never wanted any other recordings of the quintets.
The 'Haydn' quartets are recorded by the mid 50ies, but here I would like some better sound. I've preferred the Quartetto Italiano for almost ten years; know I only listen to the Budapest. I guess that my mind now is able to add the sound which is missing on the recording.
My five stars because you should not miss this - and in some years this collection perhaps will be out of print...
A knockout bargain.......2005-05-22
And the performance? My god, these guys are total quartetness--I just listened to the Dissonant Quartet, and there is a rhythmic thrust beyond others, no matter when recorded. The proof is in the astounding gasps--there's no more accurate term--in the last movement. There may have been equally good performances that I'll never know because they were early 20th century, but thanks there are these great performances that got the benefit of good recording.
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Mozart: The Complete Quintets, Vol. 2
Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000041MR Release Date: 1997-06-10 |
Tracks:
- String Quintet In G Minor, KV 516 For 2 Violins, 2 Violas And Cello: 1. Allegro
- String Quintet In G Minor, KV 516 For 2 Violins, 2 Violas And Cello: 2. Menuetto (Allegretto)
- String Quintet In G Minor, KV 516 For 2 Violins, 2 Violas And Cello: 3. Adagio ma non troppo
- String Quintet In G Minor, KV 516 For 2 Violins, 2 Violas And Cello: 4. Adagio -- Allegro
- Adagio And Fugue In C Minor, KV 546: Adagio
- Adagio And Fugue In C Minor, KV 546: Fugue
- Quintet In A, KV 581 For Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola And Cello: 1. Allegro
- Quintet In A, KV 581 For Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola And Cello: 2. Larghetto
- Quintet In A, KV 581 For Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola And Cello: 3. Menuetto
- Quintet In A, KV 581 For Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola And Cello: 4. Allegretto con variazioni
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- String Quintet In D, KV 593 For 2 Violins, 2 Violas And Cello: I. Larghetto - Allegro
- String Quintet In D, KV 593 For 2 Violins, 2 Violas And Cello: 2. Adagio
- String Quintet In D, KV 593 For 2 Violins, 2 Violas And Cello: 3. Menuetto (Allegretto)
- String Quintet In D, KV 593 For 2 Violins, 2 Violas And Cello: 4. Finale (Allegro)
- String Quintet In E Flat, KV 614 For 2 Violins, 2 Violas And Cello: I. Allegro di molto
- String Quintet In E Flat, KV 614 For 2 Violins, 2 Violas And Cello: 2. Andante
- String Quintet In E Flat, KV 614 For 2 Violins, 2 Violas And Cello: 3. Menuetto (Allegretto)
- String Quintet In E Flat, KV 614 For 2 Violins, 2 Violas And Cello: 4. Allegro
- Adagio And Rondo In C, KV 617 For Glass Harmonica, Flute, Oboe, Viola And Cello: Adagio
- Adagio And Rondo In C, KV 617 For Glass Harmonica, Flute, Oboe, Viola And Cello: Rondo
Amazon.com
Mozart really liked the number 5. Aside from the group of six string quartets dedicated to Haydn, just about all of his greatest chamber works are quintets, and some of them are very unusual too. This particular set contains three magnificent late string quintets, the ever popular Clarinet Quintet, and weirdly wonderful Adagio and Rondo for Glass Harmonica, Flute, Oboe, Viola and Cello. A glass harmonica, by the way, is a set of water-filled glasses that you set spinning and play with moistened fingertips. It was invented (or at least perfected) by Benjamin Franklin, and was wildly popular in Mozart's day, particularly among amateur female performers. An excellent collection in every respect. --David HurwitzCustomer Reviews:
Gramophone "Top 100 Recording".......2005-03-27
It is nearly universally agreed that Mozart's string quintets not only surpassed his earlier "Haydn" quartets but are amoung his finest chamber compositions - and in the entire clasical repertoire for that matter. Particularly, the late string quintets, K515 & 516, are thought to be Mozart's pinnacle chamber compositions. One will be hard pressed to find finer recordings of Mozart's magnificant string quintets than these by the legendary Grumiaux Trio (+ Lesueur and Gerecz to round out the quintet). Their landmark recordings here are cited in nearly every major review as a truly exceptional example of the art of chamber music playing. The major reviewers/guides (Gramophone, Jim Svejda, Penguin and Third Ear) all give them the highest accolades, while Gramophone notes that, "This edition belongs in the pantheon of Great Mozart recordings." In addition, Gramophone awarded the String Quintets here their highest award - one of the "Top 100 Recordings of All Time" - which is recognition about as high as you can get in the music world. Their playing are supremely lush, galantly poised and tonally opulant - serving this special niche of Mozart's output honorably. Grumiaux really sets a standard for the ages of how to play Mozart, and such perfection of style is seen in these works (as in much of his Mozart recordings.
Equally, the recorded sound of the highest clarity (as usual for Philips). Philip's Quintets I and II is an absolutely superb, timeless set of four CD's that contain some of the creme of the classical chamber repertoire. Having all the Quintets on four CD's is of great value - as is the DUO "twofer" price. Chamber enthusiasts will want to get both Vol.I and II as each set contains 2-3 major works that are amongst Mozart's most prized chamber compositions. A wonderful investment in history and music that will never go out of style.
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Complete String Quintets
Mozart , Grumiaux Trio , Gerecz , and Lesueur Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000065TV7 Release Date: 2002-06-11 |
Tracks:
- 1. Allegro Moderato
- 2. Adagio
- 3. Menuetto Ma Allegretto
- 4. Allegro
- 1. Allegro
- 2. Andante
- 3. Menuetto In Canone
- 4. Allegro
- 1. Larghetto - Allegro
- 2. Adagio
- 3. Menuetto (Allegro)
- 4. Finale (Allegro)
Tracks:
- 1. Allegro
- 2. Andante
- 3. Menuetto (Allegretto)
- 4. (Allegro)
- 1. Allegro
- 2. Menuetto (Allegretto)
- 3. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
- 4. Adagio - Allegro
Tracks:
- 1. Allegro Di Molto
- 2. Andante
- 3. Menuetto
- 4. Allegro
- 1. Allegro
- 2. Adagio
- 3. Menuetto (Allegretto) - Trio
- 4. Andante
- 5. Menuetto (Allegretto) - Trio I - Trio II
- 6. Allegro
Customer Reviews:
Technically imperfect recordings.......2007-07-11
BEST OF THE BEST.......2007-05-28
The recordings of the quintets are from 1974 with digital remastering. There is a certain amount of the `edginess' to the sound that I often associate with this process, but it does not amount to much and after a few hearings I had forgotten about it. In no way does it come between me and my enjoyment of some outstanding Mozart playing on this 3-disc set. There is only one single movement in all the 24 that make up the quintets that raises any significant doubts in my mind, and it is the first movement of the C minor. This is the composer's own arrangement of his great `serenade' for wind instruments K388 (the title chosen because Mozart did not know the term `octet') and Grumiaux and his partners elect to give it the fast-and-uneasy treatment often given to the first movement of Mozart's piano concerto in the same key. There is considerable weight of scholarly opinion behind this way of doing it, but I'm still inclined to welcome a more relaxed approach, such as I know from an interesting re-arrangement by Holliger with his oboe in place of the first violin. For me Holliger's slightly slower tempo enhances the solemnity of the movement, and it does wonders for what is already wonderful, the melody of the second subject. Otherwise I cannot speak too highly of the interpretations that we are offered here. The quintet K174 is given with the self-assurance that suits this delightful early work, extra gravitas of course attends the mature masterpieces, the slow movements of the other four quintets are sublime (with wonderful muted sound in the G minor), and Mozart's final tribute to his great mentor Haydn in the E flat quintet has all the poise and elegance I could wish for.
The Divertimento is from 1967, and the sound is not quite so good, although I have no major complaint to make. It puts this account at a slight disadvantage against a superb performance of this miracle of a work by Gidon Kremer, Kim Kashkashian and Yo-yo Ma; but that, of course, does not bring us all the other quintets at a very attractive price as this set does. In the first movement I still miss Kremer's wonderful and bold phrasing, but I doubt that I ever heard the celestial final rondo better done than it is here, by Kremer and co or by anyone.
Even the liner-notes are rather good. I wonder whether the general standard of these is looking up (a few years ago I would have said it badly needed to) or whether I have simply been lucky in this regard with my more recent purchases. There is a picture of the Grumiaux trio, but none of their two collaborators in the quintets, so let me close by highlighting the names of Arpad Gerecz and Max Lesueur for their fine contribution to what can fairly be called an outstanding set.
Extraordinary performance of No. 5, Atrocious sound. Violins wrong side........2007-01-03
The treble on all these recordings is so distorted to be almost unlistonable. Also the louds are usually far too load sounding nothing as they do in in a live performance. The parts of the other performances I could stand hearing to the end had much poorer performances, perhaps Mozart's fault since many of the themes are trivial and repeat endlessly. Over half the quartet recordings in my large collection have the violins on the wrong side. This does not bother me now since,having biwireable speakers, I have the B speakers reversed. Absent such speakers banana plugs can be quickly changed but that is a big bother. Otherwise, listen with headphones.
A definitive set of some relatively neglected Mozart masterworks........2005-09-22
Quintets 2-6 are all late works; and as such, they resonate with counterpoint and a harmonic complexity typical of late Mozart. The highlights include the C Minor quintet, the G Minor quintet, and the final quintet, written near the end of his life, the E-Flat Major Quintet. The finale of the E Flat Major quintet is especially satisfying as, much like his final symphony the "Jupiter", Mozart goes out with a proverbial "bang" as he expounds on a 2 part fugue which deconstructs the theme into 2 distinct lines and embarks on a brain-popping contrapuntal exposition. Excellent stuff.
An added bonus is the Divertimento K 563, also in E-Flat Major, which maybe Mozart's most mature chamber offering. Definitely worth picking this up, especially at this price (3 discs for less than the price of 2).
Another fine set which I just picked up is the Quatuor Talich set on Calliope. It is also 3 disc, but it's even cheaper than this, with similarly excellent performances and pristine digital sound. Honestly, it's a tossup between the two.
Polished and vital performances.......2005-05-08
The playing on this set is impeccable; all the performers are of the highest calibre, and are well-represented by the technicians. The recording is old but not too old, and has aged well. But most importantly, in interpreting these glorious works, the musicians never succumb to either extreme; the performances are of an aristocratic elegance that also brings out, for example, the darkness in the C-minor quintet. Highly recommended.
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Mozart: Complete String Quintets, Vol. 3
Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000009OLX Release Date: 1998-07-28 |
Tracks:
- String Quintet In D Major, K 593: Larghetto
- String Quintet In D Major, K 593: Adagio
- String Quintet In D Major, K 593: Menuetto: Allegretto
- String Quintet In D Major, K 593: Allegro
- String Quintet In E Flat Major, K 614: Allegretto di molto
- String Quintet In E Flat Major, K 614: Andante
- String Quintet In E Flat Major, K 614: Menuetto: Allegretto
- String Quintet In E Flat Major, K 614: Allegro
Customer Reviews:
Excellent CD of Mozart's Last Major Chamber Works.......2007-04-08
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quintets (K515/516/593/614)
Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002ZEB Release Date: 1996-09-17 |
Tracks:
- String Quintet in C major K515: Allegro
- String Quintet in C major K515: Menuetto: Allegretto
- String Quintet in C major K515: Andante
- String Quintet in C major K515: (Allegro)
- String Quintet in D major K593: Larghetto - Allegro - Larghetto
- String Quintet in D major K593: Adagio
- String Quintet in D major K593: Menuetto: Allegretto
- String Quintet in D major K593: Finale: Allegro
Tracks:
- String Quintet in G minor K516: Allegro
- String Quintet in G minor K516: Menuetto: Allegretto
- String Quintet in G minor K516: Adagio ma non troppo
- String Quintet in G minor K516: Adagio - Allegro
- String Quintet in E flat major K614: Allegro di molto
- String Quintet in E flat major K614: Andante
- String Quintet in E flat major K614: Menuetto: Allegretto
- String Quintet in E flat major K614: Finale: Allegro
Customer Reviews:
Mozart at His Most Robust.......2007-02-09
excellent.......2006-11-15
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quintets
Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000410S Release Date: 1991-03-08 |
Tracks:
- String Quintet (No. 1) In B Flat, KV 174: 1: Allegro moderato
- String Quintet (No. 1) In B Flat, KV 174: 2: Adagio
- String Quintet (No. 1) In B Flat, KV 174: 3: Menuetto ma allegretto
- String Quintet (No. 1) In B Flat, KV 174: 4: Allegro
- String Quintet (No. 4) In C Minor, KV 406 - 516b: 1: Allegro
- String Quintet (No. 4) In C Minor, KV 406 - 516b: 2: Andante
- String Quintet (No. 4) In C Minor, KV 406 - 516b: 3: Menuetto in canone
- String Quintet (No. 4) In C Minor, KV 406 - 516b: 4: Allegro
Tracks:
- String Quintet (No. 2 ) In C, KV 515: 1: Allegro
- String Quintet (No. 2 ) In C, KV 515: 2: Andante
- String Quintet (No. 2 ) In C, KV 515: 3: Menuetto, Allegretto
- String Quintet (No. 2 ) In C, KV 515: 4: Allegro
- String Quintet (No. 3) In G Minor, KV 516: 1: Allegro
- String Quintet (No. 3) In G Minor, KV 516: 2: Menuetto, Allegretto
- String Quintet (No. 3) In G Minor, KV 516: 3: Adagio ma non troppo
- String Quintet (No. 3) In G Minor, KV 516: 4: Adagio - Allegro
Tracks:
- String Quintet (No. 5) In D , KV 593: 1: Larghetto - Allegro
- String Quintet (No. 5) In D , KV 593: 2: Adagio
- String Quintet (No. 5) In D , KV 593: 3: Menuetto, Allegretto
- String Quintet (No. 5) In D , KV 593: 4: Allegro
- String Quintet (No. 6) In E Flat, KV 614: 1: Allegro di molto
- String Quintet (No. 6) In E Flat, KV 614: 2: Andante
- String Quintet (No. 6) In E Flat, KV 614: 3: Menuetto, Allegretto
- String Quintet (No. 6) In E Flat, KV 614: 4: Allegro
Amazon.com essential recording
Arthur Grumiaux's performances of Mozart, whether of the violin concertos, the sonatas, or various chamber pieces with violin, were marked by patrician elegance and an unfailing sense of style. For this 1973 recording of the string quintets, arguably the summit of Mozart's chamber output, Grumiaux surrounded himself with musicians of a similar stripe, and the result remains among the treasures of the catalog. By today's standards, the performances may sound just a bit laid-back and relaxed, but the ensemble is marvelous, and the beauty of tone Grumiaux and company achieved in these readings has rarely been approached on disc since. The analog recording is splendid. --Ted LibbeyCustomer Reviews:
A Mozart must have........2007-02-17
Astonishing Music! Very addicting!.......2003-06-14
I thank you all, and you were not kidding. This is some of the very best music I have ever heard in my entire life. I still live for many of the String Quartets (currently awaiting the Philips set) that I have collected which floor me, but I must say that the music on this set is just as powerful (as many of you have said) and a MUST HAVE if you an addict like me. There is just nothing on god's green earth that compares to Mozart!
Sometimes just the first few notes can emit that Mozart Effect and you are hooked for life!! Again, my gratitude for the fine information you all have provided in your reviews. It is very valuable to know how people feel before you buy! BRAVO!
Superb!.......2003-01-31
A must for any Mozart fanatic.
String Quintets/Grumiaux.......2001-03-17
Touch of the Master's Hand.......2001-02-28
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The Ultimate Wedding Collection
Manufacturer: Madacy Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009K7RZM Release Date: 2005-06-28 |
Tracks:
- Wedding Chorus from "Lohengrin"
- Matrimonial Benediction in F Major, Op. 9 - Joseph Berger
- Wedding March from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" - London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 314 - Vienna Opera Orchestra
- Wedding March, Mazurka, Op. 20a - London Festival Orchestra
- Champagne Polka from "The Bat, " Op. 211 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Flower Waltz: Op. 71a/8 - London Festival Orchestra
- String Quartet, Op. 13, Minuet in a Major - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
- Radetzky March, Op. 228 - Vienna Opera Orchestra
- Minuet in D Major - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
- Emperor Waltz, Op. 437 - Vienna Opera Orchestra
- Ave Maria - Ernst Riedlinger
Tracks:
- Moment Like This
- You and I
- Unbreakable
- Forever and for Always
- All About Loving You
- Come Away With Me
- Thank God I Found You
- Could I Have This Kiss Forever
- I Believe in a Thing Called Love
- There You'll Be
- When I Said I Do
- If I Didn't Have You [Duet Version]
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The Complete String Quintets
Manufacturer: Vanguard Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000B1A68 Release Date: 2003-09-23 |
Tracks:
- Allegro
- Menuetto (Allegretto)
- Adagio Ma Non Troppo
- Adagio - Allegro
- Larghetto - Allegro
- Adagio
- Menuetto (Allegretto)
- Allegro
- Adagio And Fugue In C Minor, K. 546
Tracks:
- Allegro
- Andante
- Menuetto In Canone
- Allegro
- Allegro Di Molto
- Andante
- Menuetto (Allegretto)
- Allegro
- Allegro
- Menuetto
- Andante
- Allegro
Customer Reviews:
Disappointed...Performances don't plumb the depths.......2006-07-22
Unfortunately, I can't see I consider these essential and special recordings. In too many of these performances the musicians don't quite give their all. There's nothing outwardly *wrong* with the efforts here, but I've heard better by the Alban Bergs (yes, that's not a typo) and the Melos Quartet, to name just two. Here, I felt the performers didn't take the music as far as it could go, while still remaining true to its classical (or quasi-classical, for these are some of Mozart's most modern and forward-looking creations) nature. Tempi are rather middle-of-the-road. Angles are smoothed over. The five musicians play without a lot of individual personality, but they don't blend with the steely polish of the Bergs either. They indistinctly play very distinctive works.
For K. 516, the best performance I've yet heard was at a live concert at the Mirabel Palace in Salzburg, by the "house band"! They may not have been famous names, but they convinced me with a well-considered interpretations that was lean and brisk and yet had plenty of attention to nuance. They pointed out dips and shapes in the flow of the work that here is just glossed over. Based on just this recording, I had thought I wouldn't like this quintet. Silly me.
I don't have a complete set to recommend in lieu of this one, but the Amadeus Quartet with Cecil Aronowitz on DG is probably worth a listen and the team of Georges Janzer, Max Lesueur, Arpad Gerecz, Arthur Grumiaux and Eva Czako on Philips sounds promising. I'll have to get to them at some point and report back.
Track Listings:
- Nielsen: Springtime in Funen/Suite From Aladdin
- Olivier Messiaen: Méditations sur le Mystère de la Sainte Trinité / L'Ascension / Messe de la Pentacôte - Jennifer Bate, Organ
- Opera Australia: Moya Henderson's Lindy [Import]
- Organ Encores
- Organ Music of Franz Liszt
- Paukenmesse / Requiem
- Percussion
- Piano Concerto in a Minor
- Piano Music of Alan Hovhaness
- Plays Mussorgsky
Track Listings
Jack the Toad Live: 1970-1972 [Live] [Import]
Jazz Alive: A Night at the Half Note [Live]
Rockit (2002 Remix) [CD-single] [Import]
Pure Urban Divas: 40 Soulful Sistas With [Import]