Piano Quintets

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Alfred Garyevich Schnittke & Vermeer Quartet & Boris Berman

The Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57 is a piano quintet by Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1940. The quintet marked a return to chamber music in his output and blends neoclassical structures, folk-influenced motifs and contrasting lyrical and scherzo-like passages across five movements, showcasing an intimate interplay between piano and string quartet.
First released: August 2002

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Quintet for Piano and Strings, op. 57: Prelude
    4:23
  2. 2.
    Quintet for Piano and Strings, op. 57: Fugue
    9:18
  3. 3.
    Quintet for Piano and Strings, op. 57: Scherzo
    3:23
  4. 4.
    Quintet for Piano and Strings, op. 57: Intermezzo
    6:47
  5. 5.
    Quintet for Piano and Strings, op. 57: Finale
    7:23
  6. 6.
    Quintet for Piano and String Quartet: Moderato
    5:41
  7. 7.
    Quintet for Piano and String Quartet: In tempo di Valse
    5:04
  8. 8.
    Quintet for Piano and String Quartet: Andante
    5:55
  9. 9.
    Quintet for Piano and String Quartet: Lento
    4:34
  10. 10.
    Quintet for Piano and String Quartet: Moderato pastorale
    4:07

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