Piano Quintet in A major / Piano Quartet in E-flat major

Album by Antonín Dvořák & The Schubert Ensemble

Piano Quintet in A major / Piano Quartet in E-flat major is an album of chamber works by Antonín Dvořák, comprising compositions from 1887 and 1889. Both pieces exemplify his late-Romantic chamber style, blending lyrical melodies, rich harmonic textures and folk-influenced rhythms, and they occupy a significant place in his chamber-music output.
First released: April 2012

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Quartet no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 87 (B 162): I. Allegro con fuoco - Poco sostenuto e tranquillo - Tempo I
    8:40
  2. 2.
    Quartet no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 87 (B 162): II. Lento
    9:11
  3. 3.
    Quartet no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 87 (B 162): III. Allegro moderato, grazioso - Un pochettino più mosso - Tempo I
    7:27
  4. 4.
    Quartet no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 87 (B 162): IV. Finale. Allegro ma non troppo
    9:24
  5. 5.
    Quintet no. 2 in A major, op. 81 (B 155): I. Allegro, ma non tanto
    13:58
  6. 6.
    Quintet no. 2 in A major, op. 81 (B 155): II. Dumka. Andante con moto - Un pochettino più mosso - Tempo I - Vivace (quasi l'istesso tempo) -
    13:30
  7. 7.
    Quintet no. 2 in A major, op. 81 (B 155): III. Scherzo (Furiant). Molto vivace - Poco tranquillo - Tempo I
    4:38
  8. 8.
    Quintet no. 2 in A major, op. 81 (B 155): IV. Finale. Allegro
    7:57
  9. 9.
    Songs My Mother Taught Me
    2:05

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