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W.A. MOZART: Quartet for Piano & Strings in E-flat, K493 (22:56) Clifford Curzon, piano with Joseph Roisman, vn., Boris Kroyt, va., Mischa Schneider, vcl. (rec. Washington, D.C., 27 April 1951) ROBERT SCHUMANN: Quintet in E-flat for Piano & Strings, Op. 44 (27:19) Same performers as Mozart, with Jac Gorodetzky, second vn. (rec. Washington, D.C., 27 April 1951) W.A. MOZART: Quartet for Piano & Strings in g-minor, K478 (23:16) Claudio Arrau, piano with Joseph Roisman, vn., Boris Kroyt, va., Mischa Schneider, vcl. (rec. Washington, D.C., 20 or 21 May, 1943) AAD. Originally released on CD-643 in 1990; remastered in 2006 by Kit Higginson. Total time: 73:50 Not available in the U.S.A. UPC # 017685-46432-4
Buzz: Memorable public performances by pianists Clifford Curzon and Claudio Arrau with the Budapest Quartet. Critic John Kersey wrote in International Piano (U.K.): “Curzon was a master chamber musician…he caught the Budapests in their prime—their playing here is outstanding. His view is an essentially balanced and elegant one, with a great deal of poetry evident as the music unfolds in a natural, unforced way…”
Sound Clips (MP3):
1. Piano Quartet No- 2 in E flat major, K- 493 I- Allegro – Budapest Quartet
2. Piano Quartet No- 2 in E flat major, K- 493 II- Larghetto – Budapest Quartet
3. Piano Quartet No- 2 in E flat major, K- 493 III- Allegretto – Budapest Quartet
4. Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op- 44 I- Allegro brillante – Budapest Quartet
7. Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op- 44 IV- Allegro, ma non troppo – Budapest Quartet
8. Piano Quartet No- 1 in G minor, K- 478 I- Allegro – Budapest Quartet
9. Piano Quartet No- 1 in G minor, K- 478 II- Andante – Budapest Quartet
10. Piano Quartet No- 1 in G minor, K- 478 III- Rondo Allegro – Budapest Quartet
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