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| Schumann: Op. Nos. 44 & 47 | 
 enlarge | Creators: David Finckel, Robert Schumann, Emerson String Quartet, Menahem Pressler, Lawrence Dutton, Eugene Drucker, Philip Setzer
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Category: Music
List Price: $16.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (5 reviews)
Sales Rank: 87368
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 445848
UPC: 028944584820
EAN: 0028944584820
ASIN: B000001GP3
Release Date: January 23, 1996
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| Tracks:
| • | Quintet For Piano, 2 Violins, Viola And Cello In E Flat Major, Op. 44: 1. Allegro Brillante | | • | Quintet For Piano, 2 Violins, Viola And Cello In E Flat Major, Op. 44: 2. In Modo D'una Marcia: Un Poco Largamente | | • | Quintet For Piano, 2 Violins, Viola And Cello In E Flat Major, Op. 44: 3. Scherzo: Molto Vivace | | • | Quintet For Piano, 2 Violins, Viola And Cello In E Flat Major, Op. 44: 4. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo | | • | Quartet For Piano, Violine, Viola And Cello In E Flat Major, Op. 47: 1. Sostenuto Assai - Allegro Mo Non Troppo | | • | Quartet For Piano, Violine, Viola And Cello In E Flat Major, Op. 47: 2. Scherzo: Molto Vivace | | • | Quartet For Piano, Violine, Viola And Cello In E Flat Major, Op. 47: 3. Andante Cantabile | | • | Quartet For Piano, Violine, Viola And Cello In E Flat Major, Op. 47: 4. Finale: Vivace |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Schumann's Piano Quintet is one of the world's (and my) favorite pieces of chamber music. But the less-outgoing Piano Quartet eventually reveals its secrets, too, and it's another wonderful piece. These are fascinating performances. Menaham Pressler, on leave from the Beaux Arts Trio, blends his Old World charm with the New World energy of the Emerson Quartet. The result is a near-ideal balance of power and grace, and there is even some old-fashioned portamento (sliding between notes) to be heard in the strings. It's hard to think of anyone whose taste extends beyond the Baroque era who won't be pleased and moved by this disc. --Leslie Gerber
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| Customer Reviews:
Brilliant! January 2, 2008
A cracking recording of a cracking performance!
The Menahem Pressler we have known and loved for so many years is on his usual form here. The Emersons, whose performances are not always as consistent as their reputation sometimes would have it, really are on song for this CD so it is a wonderful offering.
Both the Quintet and the Quartet represent Schumann at his best and most accomplished - they are extremely satisfying works.
This is a great CD -a "must have".
Schumann at his finest January 9, 2007
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
After hearing these pieces performed in a small concert hall in Berlin, my husband and I wanted to purchase a recording that would bring these vibrant Schumann pieces to life for us, again and again. In this high quality recording, the musicians play with a balance of technical skill with emotional sensitivity that transports the listener to another time and place where beautiful music reigns supreme.
Great Recording Of Schumann's Piano Quintet and Quartet November 27, 2001
24 out of 26 found this review helpful
This is a magnificent collaboration between pianist Menachem Pressler and the Emerson String Quartet; an exceptional synthesis between his Old World graceful playing and the Emerson's New World brashness. Pressler shows his usual warm, introspective playing, which fans of the Beaux Arts Trio have come to expect. Meanwhile, the Emerson String Quartet plays with much empathy and lyricism in both scores. I doubt I have heard a better collaboration between a pianist and a string quartet; certainly there's none that's been as exquisitely recorded as this CD. Those looking for a definitive performance of these Schumann scores should look no further.
Not just a great string quartet... March 26, 2001
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
The Emerson Quartet have shown that they are not only a great string quartet but can combine with an equally fine musician to produce an excellent recording of the Schumann Quintet and Piano Quartet. Their tempi are brisk but well thought out and their playing combines power and intensity with a quite outstanding lyricism and sense of the melodic line, particularly in the the slow movement of the Piano Quartet. Balance is excellent and DG's sound quality is first-rate. In particular, look out for the scherzo of the Piano Quintet, absolute military precision but a sense of Romantic freedom as well, a remarkable combination. This is a far better recording than the Entremont/Berg Quartet rendition and the Piano Quartet is a more carefully crafted reading than the Ames Piano Quartet. Thoroughly recommended!
A wonderful disc January 6, 2000
10 out of 15 found this review helpful
I can't compare this recording with others, but I enjoy this disc immemsely, and the pieces themselves are lovely. The quintet is not nearly as profound as Brahms' masterpiece, but is nonetheless tuneful and enduringly fresh.
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