Release Date: 05 January 2014
Label: Chandos - Chaconne / Chandos
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 095115080023
Genres: Classical
Composer/Series: Hummel
Description
This new release on the Chaconne label is presented by the leading fortepianist and clavichordist Susan Alexander Max and her ensemble The Music Collection. World-renowned specialists in the period performance of late eighteenth- / early nineteenth-century music, they bring their expertise to Piano Quintets by Hummel and Schubert. Although otherwise highly contrasting, these works are both notable for their unusual inclusion of the double-bass in place of a second violin, otherwise the traditional piano quintet scoring. Uncertainties surround the composition and publishing dates of the two works and the debate continues as to whether Hummel's slightly earlier work was the inspiration for Schubert's 'Trout'. The Quintet is among Hummel's finest chamber works and shows Hummel at his best. It is well proportioned and inventive, with a wide range of ideas, both humorous and serious. The writing for the piano reflects Hummel's own flamboyant virtuosity on the instrument. The last movement of Schubert's Quintet is a set of variations on the 1817 song Die Forelle (The Trout). The work reveals Schubert's incomparable lyricism in the relaxed outer movements, but popular dance rhythms and a brisk scherzo create drive and passion.
Tracklisting
Jonathan Aasgaard; Sinfonia of London; John Wilson
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Halle Choir; John Storgards
Janacek:Martinu:Haas
Palm Court Theatre Order
Sydney So:Pikler
Sara Dowling; Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
Dame Sarah Connolly; Joseph Middleton
James Ehnes; BBC Philharmonic; Juanjo Mena
