Deeply dedicated Brahms' aficionados know the German master's transcription of his Piano Quintet, Op. 34, as the Sonata for two pianos Opus 34b. But how many of them know the transcription for two pianos of Schumann's Piano Quintet, which may or may not be by Brahms? Scholars' best guesses say the transcription is possibly, maybe even probably, Brahms' revision of a preliminary version by Clara Schumann, the composer's wife and widow, but they acknowledge that we'll never know for sure. Whatever the truth, the fact is that ...
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Deeply dedicated Brahms' aficionados know the German master's transcription of his Piano Quintet, Op. 34, as the Sonata for two pianos Opus 34b. But how many of them know the transcription for two pianos of Schumann's Piano Quintet, which may or may not be by Brahms? Scholars' best guesses say the transcription is possibly, maybe even probably, Brahms' revision of a preliminary version by Clara Schumann, the composer's wife and widow, but they acknowledge that we'll never know for sure. Whatever the truth, the fact is that whoever did the arrangement knew what he/she was doing. With all the parts recast between both players, the transcription is both faithful to the score and well adapted for the ensemble, and the result is certainly in the same class with Brahms' transcription of his Piano Quintet.In this recording by Spanish pianist Begona Uriarte and German pianist Karl-Hermann Mrongovius (aka, the Duo Uriarte-Mrongovius), both transcriptions get passionately committed if not always technically...
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