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.Quintet for Piano and Strings, op. 57: Prelude4:23
- 2.Quintet for Piano and Strings, op. 57: Fugue9:18
- 3.Quintet for Piano and Strings, op. 57: Scherzo3:23
- 4.Quintet for Piano and Strings, op. 57: Intermezzo6:47
- 5.Quintet for Piano and Strings, op. 57: Finale7:23
- 6.Quintet for Piano and String Quartet: Moderato5:41
- 7.Quintet for Piano and String Quartet: In tempo di Valse5:04
- 8.Quintet for Piano and String Quartet: Andante5:55
- 9.Quintet for Piano and String Quartet: Lento4:34
- 10.Quintet for Piano and String Quartet: Moderato pastorale4:07