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Prokofiev Quintet in Gm, op. 39

January 12, 2019January 9, 2019 Fugue for Thought

performed by Chamber Music Northwest, or below by performers at the Cleveland Institute of Music (cover image by Joanna Kosinska) We’re going to see that Prokofiev’s self-plagiarism was relatively common, at least in this period, and considering he wrote such … Continue reading Prokofiev Quintet in Gm, op. 39

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Mozart String Quintet no. 1 in B flat, K. 174

November 18, 2018November 17, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Éder Quartet with János Fehérvári, or below by Les Adieux (cover image by Jan Meeus) As evidenced by the catalogue number for this work, Mozart’s first quintet for strings came right on the heels of the six … Continue reading Mozart String Quintet no. 1 in B flat, K. 174

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Brahms String Sextet in G, op. 36

November 10, 2018November 10, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Amadeus quartet with Cecil Aronowitz and William Pleeth, or below by the Alberni Quartet with Roger Best and Moray Welsh (cover image by Brooke Lark) If you have, like I used to have, any doubt that where … Continue reading Brahms String Sextet in G, op. 36

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Brahms Piano Quintet in Fm, op. 34

July 8, 2018July 6, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Quartetto Italiano and Maurizio Pollini, or below by the Amadeus Quartet with Christoph Eschenbach (cover image by Vidar Nordli Mathisen) Have you ever had that experience of meeting (well, more like being in the presence of) someone … Continue reading Brahms Piano Quintet in Fm, op. 34

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César Franck: Piano Quintet in Fm, FWV 7

June 10, 2018June 9, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by Quatuor Danel and Paavali Jumppanen, or below by Bell, Frank, Imai, Isserlis and Hamelin (cover image by Alessio Soggetti) César-Auguste-Jean-Guillaume-Hubert Franck was born (with a very long name) on December 10, 1822 in Liège, which is not in … Continue reading César Franck: Piano Quintet in Fm, FWV 7

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Beethoven Quintet in E-flat for Piano and Winds, op. 16

May 5, 2018April 29, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble & Zdenek Jilek, or below with Daniel Hoexter (piano) with members of the Concertgebouw Orchestra (cover image by Aaron Burden) Listening to this work, it just doesn’t surprise me that there aren’t very many works … Continue reading Beethoven Quintet in E-flat for Piano and Winds, op. 16

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Brahms String Quintet no. 1 in F, op. 88

March 10, 2018March 9, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by Cecil Aronowitz and the Amadeus Quartet, or as below: You have never before heard such a beautiful work from me. Brahms, writing of his quintet (cover image by Freddie Marriage) Brahms’s first string quintet, with an additional viola, … Continue reading Brahms String Quintet no. 1 in F, op. 88

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Beethoven String Quintet in E flat, op. 4

May 28, 2017May 19, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Endellion String Quartet and David Adams, viola, or below by the Zurich String Quintet Composed in 1795, Beethoven’s op. 4 was originally an octet written for pairs of oboes, clarinets, bassoons and horns. That work was given … Continue reading Beethoven String Quintet in E flat, op. 4

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Dame Ethel Smyth: String Quintet in E, op. 1

April 16, 2017April 15, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Mannheim String Quartet with Joachim Griesheimer, available here on iTunes (U.S. store) or on Amazon (No YouTube today, but I highly recommend purchasing the recording of this work; it’s exquisite.) Smyth’s music was seldom evaluated as simply the work of a composer … Continue reading Dame Ethel Smyth: String Quintet in E, op. 1

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Mozart Horn Quintet in E flat, K. 407

March 12, 2017February 27, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by David Pyatt, horn; Kenneth Sillito, Robert Smissen, Stephen Orton & Stephen Tees, or below by members of the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble, with Timothy Brown as soloist (I’d also like to mention Andrew Clark’s recording with Ensemble Galant, … Continue reading Mozart Horn Quintet in E flat, K. 407

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Luciano Berio: Opus Number Zoo, Children’s Play for Wind Quintet

July 17, 2016July 8, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by Quintette Nielsen & Pierre Roullier, or below by The Philharmonic Five I feel a little bit bad that this is the first representation that Berio will be getting in our series here, but while he is a critically important name … Continue reading Luciano Berio: Opus Number Zoo, Children’s Play for Wind Quintet

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Bruckner String Quintet in F major, WAB 112

June 11, 2016June 5, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Fine Arts Quartet and Gil Sharon. People (rightly) think of Bruckner as a craftsman, a constructor of enormous, highly-developed, colossal symphonies, and there’s a reason for that. As we saw this week (with the exception of his study symphony, a … Continue reading Bruckner String Quintet in F major, WAB 112

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Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581

March 18, 2015January 8, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by Sabine Meyer and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields string quartet So… The first few listens of this piece were almost as boring as the first time I listened to Mozart’s clarinet concerto, which I am … Continue reading Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581

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