Composer: Antonín Dvořák, Gabriel Urbain Fauré, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Evgeny Kissin, Emerson String Quartet
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Catalogue: 4836574
Release: 2019
Size: 1.68 GB
Recovery: +3%
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Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K478
01. 1. Allegro
02. 2. Andante
03. 3. Rondo (Allegro moderato)
Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor Op. 15
04. 1. Allegro molto moderato
05. 2. Scherzo (Allegro vivo)
06. 3. Adagio
07. 4. Allegro molto
Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
08. 1. Allegro, ma non tanto
09. 2. Dumka (Andante con moto)
10. 3. Scherzo (Furiant). Molto vivace (Poco tranquillo)
11. 4. Finale (Allegro)
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
12. 3. Scherzo (Allegretto)
The mysterious virtuoso and world-renowned soloist and recitalist Evgeny Kissin doesn’t often venture into the realm of chamber music. The Emerson Quartet were therefore presented with a unique opportunity when they were offered to do an eight-concert tour of Germany and the United States with the famous pianist. For this album, Deutsche Grammophon decided to record their last performance together at Carnegie Hall in New York on April 27, 2018 and after much deliberation the decision was finally made to perform two major pieces in a minor key. The first is Mozart’s famous Quartet in G minor, and for the second we delve into the world of romanticism with just a hint of nostalgia with the young Gabriel Fauré’s Quartet in C minor. The concert ends with Dvořák’s light-hearted and joyful Quintet in A major, with its undertones of Czech folklore. No musician tried to steal the show as the collective priority seemed to be performing these masterpieces classically. The musicians work together humbly and cooperatively in an intimate atmosphere that feels more like they’re in a living room than a legendary concert hall.
Pianist Evgeny Kissin is teaming up with Emerson String Quartet for a chamber music live recording from sold out Carnegie Hall, in April 2018.
A super star fusion of musicians performing mesmerizing repertoire: an exquisite Fauré, a stormy Mozart and a sweepingly sensual Dvořák.
This is a rare moment in which one of the world’s most acclaimed pianists can be witnessed as a chamber musician. Thus, this recording, presenting Kissin and the ESQ performing chamber music repertoire, constitutes a novelty in DG’s catalogue.
With 9 Grammy Awards and 3 Gramophone Awards to date, the Emerson String Quartet bestrides the world of chamber music like a colossus.
They are without a question among the world’s most impressive string quartets and, founded in 1976, playing today as passionate and inquisitive as ever.
The idea to play together, reaches back a couple of years, and has been immediately embraced enthusiastically by all five musicians.
They then went on a tour including concerts in Paris, Munich, Vienna, Boston and New York in 2018.