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Schubert / Hummel - Piano Quintets | Hyperion - Helios CDH55427

Schubert / Hummel - Piano Quintets

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Label: Hyperion - Helios

Cat No: CDH55427

Barcode: 0034571154275

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Chamber

Release Date: 3rd January 2012

Contents

About

Schubert’s famous Quintet needs little introduction. The commission came from Sylvester Paumgartner, wealthy mine-owner by day, amateur cellist by night, who not only suggested Schubert use his song, ‘The Trout’, for a set of variations, but also requested the unusual line-up of violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano. Unusual, but not unique, since Hummel had set the trend with his effervescent E flat Quintet, and Paumgartner intended to feature the two pieces together in one of his regular soirées.

Who better to reunite these two quintets than the Schubert Ensemble of London, long acclaimed in music of this era.

Firmly recommended’ - Gramophone

Gramophone Critics' Choice

[from CDH88010/CDD22008]

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