The advertised presence of two Beethoven string quintets on the cover of this Naxos-label release may be confusing for listeners only vaguely aware that he wrote even one. In fact the proffered String Quintet in C minor, Op. 104, is an arrangement of the Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1/3, of 1795, begun by someone else and revised by Beethoven during a low point in his life and financial affairs. The centerpiece of the program is the String Quintet in C major, Op. 29, finished in 1802, which is, if not a real rarity, certainly ...
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The advertised presence of two Beethoven string quintets on the cover of this Naxos-label release may be confusing for listeners only vaguely aware that he wrote even one. In fact the proffered String Quintet in C minor, Op. 104, is an arrangement of the Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1/3, of 1795, begun by someone else and revised by Beethoven during a low point in his life and financial affairs. The centerpiece of the program is the String Quintet in C major, Op. 29, finished in 1802, which is, if not a real rarity, certainly one of the least often performed among the major pieces of Beethoven's maturity. As performed here by the Milwaukee-based Fine Arts Quartet, with second violist Gil Sharon, it divulges absolutely no reason for its comparative obscurity vis-à vis the six early string quartets. In fact, maybe the ensemble deserves credit for finding the key to putting the quintet across. The players cultivate a heavy legato sound that's somewhat counter to fashion for Beethoven's chamber music but...
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