String Trios & Piano Quartets vol.2 (Naxos Audio CD)
String Trios & Piano Quartets vol.2 (Naxos Audio CD)
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Aperto Piano Quartet
Gernot Süßmuth (violin)
Stefan Fehlandt (viola)
Hans-Jakob Eschenburg (cello)
Frank-Immo Zichner (piano)
Felix Schwartz (viola)
This is the second of two discs of the complete piano quartets and string trios of Max Reger.
The Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 133, completed during the first month of World War I, is a deeply expressive and intense work, using the full range of the instruments. Re-modelled from the Flute Serenade, Op. 141a, the graceful and melodic String Trio in D minor is altogether of a sunnier and lighter disposition.
“This is music that you will have to spend time with to really appreciate...it is unquestionably exquisite and loaded with fine moments.”
American Record Guide