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Brahms by Arrangement, Volume One
Catalogue Number: TOCC0066
String Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Zebra String Trio, string trio Brahms first wrote his Op. 34 as a string quintet before recasting it for two pianos and then as the version for piano quintet known today. In this imaginative reconstruction as a string quintet by the Finnish cellist Anssi Karttunen, the Zebra Trio is joined by some of Britain’s most outstanding string-players, allowing modern listeners to hear a version of the work in textures closer to Brahms’ original thoughts. It is coupled in this recording by Brahms’ own rarely heard version of the Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115, as a string quintet, with a viola replacing the clarinet. Liner Notes (PDF) |
Track Listing, MP3 Downloads and Streaming Samples
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| DOWNLOAD COMPLETE ALBUM | 77:34 | ||||
| 1-4 | String Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 (1862-64; rec. 2006) Johannes Brahms, composer Zebra String Trio, string trio Ernst Kovacic, violin Steven Dann, viola Anssi Karttunen, realisation composer, cello Krysia Osostowicz, violin Richard Lester, cello (first recording) |
41:09 | |||
| 1 | I. Allegro non troppo | 15:24 |
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| 2 | II. Andante, un poco adagio | 8:00 |
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| 3 | III. Scherzo: Allegro | 7:34 |
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| 4 | IV. Poco sostenuto - Allegro non troppo - Presto, non troppo | 10:11 |
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| 5-8 | String Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 (1891) Johannes Brahms, composer Zebra String Trio, string trio Ernst Kovacic, violin Steven Dann, viola Anssi Karttunen, cello Krysia Osostowicz, violin James Boyd, viola |
36:25 | |||
| 5 | I. Allegro | 12:47 |
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| 6 | II. Adagio | 10:44 |
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| 7 | III. Andantino | 4:14 |
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| 8 | IV. Con moto | 8:40 |
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Artists
Johannes Brahms, composer
[credit: C. Brasch, Berlin]
Zebra String Trio, string trio
[credit: © Philippe Stirnweiss]
Ernst Kovacic, violin
[credit: Łukasz Rajchert]
Steven Dann, viola
[credit: © Nigel Dickson]
Anssi Karttunen, realisation composer, cello
[credit: © Muriel von Braun]
Krysia Osostowicz, violin
[credit: Giorgia Bertazzi]
James Boyd, viola
Richard Lester, cello
Reviews
To my mind it is of award-winning calibre
This is the kind of disc that makes the most jaded listener sit up straight and pay attention: marvellous music, compellingly performed and beautifully produced. Record companies must spend ever-increasing effort trying to unearth repertoire that is both rare and important. The musical treasure-hunters at Toccata can give themselves a pat on the back: they have hit musical gold with this disc. […]
Nick Barnard MusicWeb International
MusicWeb International Recordings of the Year: 2012
Another triumph for a small independent label. Brilliant thought provoking re-evaluations of 'standard' works by Brahms. The double viola version of the clarinet quintet in Brahms' own arrangement is especially rewarding featuring some of the most beautiful viola playing I have ever heard from Steven Dann. Life-enhancing stuff.
Nick Barnard MusicWeb International
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