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Comparatively rare among chamber combinations and seldom handled with ease by composers, the piano quartet's lopsided format presents difficulties that piano trios and quintets, with their tested stability, do not. The small repertoire of works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Schumann, and Dvorák shows that this was a genre of limited interest, considerable frustration, and mixed results. Mozart's two piano quartets, however, are held as exemplars, for his solutions to the ensemble's unique problems of balance and cohesion are convincing and elegant. The players' roles shift constantly, each taking turns as the dominant part; the counterpoint is consistent and inventive, always maintaining a tension that interlocks the trio with the piano; and the pieces are as strongly characterized and richly developed as any of Mozart's other great chamber works. The Mozartean Players perform on pianoforte and period string instruments, and their tuning is a little lower than one hears on modern instruments. However, this lends warmth to the Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat and a deeper sense of pathos to the Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor. Both pieces are skillfully played, with a conversational tone appropriate to Mozart's intentions. Classical Express provides exceptional sound and the budget price is hard to beat.
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Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 493 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - David Miller , Viola, MainArtist - Mozartean Players, MainArtist
1990 harmonia mundi usa 1990 harmonia mundi usa
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - David Miller , Viola, MainArtist - Mozartean Players, MainArtist
1990 harmonia mundi usa 1990 harmonia mundi usa
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - David Miller , Viola, MainArtist - Mozartean Players, MainArtist
1990 harmonia mundi usa 1990 harmonia mundi usa
Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - David Miller , Viola, MainArtist - Mozartean Players, MainArtist
1990 harmonia mundi usa 1990 harmonia mundi usa
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - David Miller , Viola, MainArtist - Mozartean Players, MainArtist
1990 harmonia mundi usa 1990 harmonia mundi usa
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - David Miller , Viola, MainArtist - Mozartean Players, MainArtist
1990 harmonia mundi usa 1990 harmonia mundi usa
Album review
Comparatively rare among chamber combinations and seldom handled with ease by composers, the piano quartet's lopsided format presents difficulties that piano trios and quintets, with their tested stability, do not. The small repertoire of works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Schumann, and Dvorák shows that this was a genre of limited interest, considerable frustration, and mixed results. Mozart's two piano quartets, however, are held as exemplars, for his solutions to the ensemble's unique problems of balance and cohesion are convincing and elegant. The players' roles shift constantly, each taking turns as the dominant part; the counterpoint is consistent and inventive, always maintaining a tension that interlocks the trio with the piano; and the pieces are as strongly characterized and richly developed as any of Mozart's other great chamber works. The Mozartean Players perform on pianoforte and period string instruments, and their tuning is a little lower than one hears on modern instruments. However, this lends warmth to the Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat and a deeper sense of pathos to the Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor. Both pieces are skillfully played, with a conversational tone appropriate to Mozart's intentions. Classical Express provides exceptional sound and the budget price is hard to beat.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:06
- Main artists: Mozartean Players David Miller
- Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Label: harmonia mundi
- Genre: Classical Chamber Music Quartets
1990 harmonia mundi usa 1990 harmonia mundi usa
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