Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor ("Werther"), Op. 60
Piano Trio in G minor, JB 1:64 (Op. 15)
Psalms (3), song cycle for voice & piano: Praise ye the Lord (Psalm 148)
City Called Heaven, for voice & piano
Witness, for voice & piano
The Spoleto Festival, a vast fine arts extravaganza in Charleston, SC, is world famous for bringing together some of the best-known musicians for a series of incredible annual performances. This Musical Heritage Society album features a remastered (in 2003) live chamber music performance from the 1987 Spoleto Festival and includes such luminaries as pianist Jeffrey Kahane, violinist Joshua Bell, and cellist Carter Brey. The disc opens with Brahms' C minor Piano Quartet, the opening of which is performed with great care, ...
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The Spoleto Festival, a vast fine arts extravaganza in Charleston, SC, is world famous for bringing together some of the best-known musicians for a series of incredible annual performances. This Musical Heritage Society album features a remastered (in 2003) live chamber music performance from the 1987 Spoleto Festival and includes such luminaries as pianist Jeffrey Kahane, violinist Joshua Bell, and cellist Carter Brey. The disc opens with Brahms' C minor Piano Quartet, the opening of which is performed with great care, lovely sound quality, and attention to intonation. As is so often the case with chamber ensembles thrown together with successful solo performers, these fine qualities heard at the opening do not extend throughout the performance. As the texture thickens, the dynamics increase, the tempo accelerates, and the sound quality and intonation between the strings falters noticeable. The group also has a tendency to play the fast movements far too quickly, making for a somewhat nervous...
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