Piano Quintet, op. 81 / Piano Quartet, op. 87

Album by Antonín Dvořák & Panochovo kvarteto & András Schiff

Piano Quintet, Op.81 and Piano Quartet, Op.87 are chamber works by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák, composed in 1887 and 1889 respectively. Both pieces exemplify Dvořák's late-Romantic idiom, combining lyrical folk-inspired melodies, rich harmonic colour and rhythmic vitality in the interplay between piano and strings, and they form part of his mature chamber-music output composed after several of his major orchestral works.
First released: 1999

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Piano Quintet no. 2 in A major, op. 81: Allegro ma non tanto
    13:05
  2. 2.
    Piano Quintet no. 2 in A major, op. 81: Dumka: Andante con moto - Vivace
    13:01
  3. 3.
    Piano Quintet no. 2 in A major, op. 81: Scherzo (Furiant): Molto vivace - Trio: Poco tranquillo
    4:14
  4. 4.
    Piano Quintet no. 2 in A major, op. 81: Finale: Allegro
    7:49
  5. 5.
    Piano Quartet no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 87: Allegro con fuoco
    8:07
  6. 6.
    Piano Quartet no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 87: Lento
    9:54
  7. 7.
    Piano Quartet no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 87: Allegro moderato, grazioso
    7:26
  8. 8.
    Piano Quartet no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 87: Allegro ma non troppo
    8:44

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