Piano Quintet in A major, B. 155 (Op. 81) (once listed as Op. 77)
Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57: 3. Scherzo. Allegretto
Chamber music collaborations featuring players who were already superstars in their own fields, were a fixture of the golden age of classical recordings on LP, but they've gradually fallen out of fashion. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as collaborations among highly individualistic players often leave a lot to be desired. It's been a while since a chamber music event was big enough to merit a title like "The New York Concert," and the Emerson String Quartet and pianist Evgeny Kissin certainly qualify as ...
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Chamber music collaborations featuring players who were already superstars in their own fields, were a fixture of the golden age of classical recordings on LP, but they've gradually fallen out of fashion. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as collaborations among highly individualistic players often leave a lot to be desired. It's been a while since a chamber music event was big enough to merit a title like "The New York Concert," and the Emerson String Quartet and pianist Evgeny Kissin certainly qualify as individualistic, but against the odds, this grouping works big-time. Kissin is not known as a chamber player, but he often seems to set the pace, backing off nicely when necessary, but also inserting a note of tension that causes the quartet to respond. The results in the Dvorák Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81, are nothing short of sublime. Sample the slow movement, marked with the folk-dance term "Dumka." Kissin here leads a unique interpretation, pressing against the folk rhythms and producing...
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