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Piano Quintets - Franck, Fauré No 1
NI 6397 (Nimbus Alliance, CD)
DDD
NEW RELEASE (3 July 2020)
Playing time: 68'21"
Tracks: 6
Booklet pages: 8
© 2020 Wyastone Estate Ltd
Main country of recording: Czech Republic
Country of manufacture: United Kingdom
Reviewer: Stephen Francis Vasta
Review of Piano Quintets - Franck, Fauré No 1 published on 15 November 2020
Listen: Fauré: Allegretto moderato (Piano Quintet No 1 in D minor) (track 6, 7:15-8:12)
Mami Shikimori, piano
Wihan Quartet:
Leoš Čepický, violin
Jan Schulmeister, violin
Jakub Čepický, viola
Michal Kaňka, cello
César Franck (1822-1890):
Piano Quintet in F minor
1 Molto moderato quasi lento - Allegro
2 Lento con molto sentimento
3 Allegro non troppo ma con fuoco
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):
Piano Quintet No 1 in D minor, Op 89
4 Molto moderato
5 Adagio
6 Allegretto moderato
Recorded 24 and 25 March 2018 at the Church of Saint Vavřince, Prague, Czech Republic