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| Dvorak: The Complete String Quintets | 
 enlarge | Artists: Alfred Malecek, Rudolf Hartmann, Rainer Zepperitz, Peter Steiner, Giusto Cappone, Ferdinand Mezger, Stephen Bishop Kovacevich, Berlin Philharmonic Octet
Creators: Antonin Dvorak, Emil Maas, Kunio Tsuchiya, Dietrich Gerhard, Heinrich Majowski
Label: Philips
Category: Music
List Price: $17.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (3 reviews)
Sales Rank: 112313
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 462284
UPC: 028946228425
EAN: 0028946228425
ASIN: B00000HY8J
Release Date: January 12, 1999
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | String Quintet In A Minor, Op. 1: 1. Adagio - Allegro ma non troppo | | • | String Quintet In A Minor, Op. 1: 2. Lento | | • | String Quintet In A Minor, Op. 1: 3. Finale. Allegro con brio | | • | String Quintet In G, Op. 77: 1. Allegro con fuoco - Piu mosso | | • | String Quintet In G, Op. 77: 2. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio. L'istesso tempo, quasi allegretto | | • | String Quintet In G, Op. 77: 3. Poco andante | | • | String Quintet In G, Op. 77: 4. Finale. Allegro assai | | • | String Sextet In A, Op. 48: 1. Allegro moderato | | • | String Sextet In A, Op. 48: 2. Dumka. Poco allegretto |
Disc 2
| • | String Sextet In A, Op. 48: 3. Furiant. Presto | | • | String Sextet In A, Op. 48: 4. Finale. Tema con variazioni: allegretto grazioso, quasi andantino | | • | String Quintet In E Flat, Op. 97: 1. Allegro non tanto | | • | String Quintet In E Flat, Op. 97: 2. Allegro vivo | | • | String Quintet In E Flat, Op. 97: 3. Larghetto | | • | String Quintet In E Flat, Op. 97: 4. Finale. Allegro giusto | | • | Piano Quintet In A, Op. 81: 1. Allegro, ma non tanto | | • | Piano Quintet In A, Op. 81: 2. Dumka. Andante con moto | | • | Piano Quintet In A, Op. 81: 3. Scherzo. Furiant. Molto vivace | | • | Piano Quintet In A, Op. 81: 4. Finale. Allegro |
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| Customer Reviews:
 You'll get what you pay for--a letdown April 10, 2004
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Philips' "twofer" CD releases include some genuine bargains, classic performances at budget prices, such as Colin Davis' 1966 "Messiah." At first glance this compilation seems like a contender, with two and a half hours of some of Dvorak's most beautiful chamber music, along with lesser-known but equally worthy works, performed by an ensemble with a famous name, along with a distinguished guest artist, pianist Stephen Kovacevich.In the event, only Kovacevich's beautifully shaped contribution to the Piano Quintet, Op. 81 lives up to expectations. The other performances are uniformly marked by scrappy, out-of-tune playing and thin, shrill tone from the members of the Berlin Philharmonic Octet. It's hard to tell how much of the acoustic stems from the actual performances, how much from the possibly poor sound of the original analog recording, and how much might be due to the CD transfer. It doesn't really matter. Better, if more expensive, versions of all of these pieces are available on CD, particularly of the delightful Quintet in E-flat and Piano Quintet. Spend a little more and get performances that will stand the test of time, as these have not.
The performances and recordings disappoint December 19, 2000
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
This inexpensive two CD set presents four wonderful Dvorak quintets and one sextet. I own the original Philips LP performances of the piano quintet and a late string quintet. The string players did not attain those idiomatic Czech cross rhythms and phrasing required for my fullest listening pleasure. The fine piano performance of Stephen Kovacevich (he was known as Stephen Bishop on the LP) was closer to this ideal. Unfortunately, serious sonic flaws of the LP persist on the CD. The upper register of the violins remains thin and unpleasant, and the balance between the strings and piano levels in the opus 81 quintet is not good. The piano sound is far too dominant. My suggestion is to look elsewhere for recordings that better capture these beauties of Dvorak.
 Op. 1 is a wonderful work, performly wonderfully February 4, 1999
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
I first heard this version of the Sextet and Quintet in a, op. 1, years ago on vinyl. I immediately fell in love with both pieces. The Op. 1 Quintet is a work that shows the depths of Dvorak's chamber ability. It is not just a work that foreshadows Dvorak's great late string quartets, but one that stands alone, with passionate slow passages that match Schubert's late string quartets, but a vocabulary totally of Dvorak's own.I have not yet heard the interpretation of the other two sextets offered here, but as interpeters of Dvorak, the Berlin Philharmonic Octet members have proven themselves completely on the first two pieces. The pieces themselves are among Dvorak's best compositions, wonderfully moody and completely accessible. As a two-for-oner, this set would be a must have.
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