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Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44

DW staff (kjb)September 24, 2008

Written in 1842 for piano and string quartet, Op. 44 was Robert Schumann's only piano quintet. He completed it during his '"chamber music year," prior to which he'd composed mainly songs and solo piano works.

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Guy Braunstein
Violinist Braunstein is from Tel AvivImage: Guy Braunstein / Beethovenfest

The quintet is arranged in four movements, in the traditional quick-slow-scherzo-quick form.

Elena Bashkirova (piano), Guy Braunstein (violin), Michael Barenboim (violin), Amihai Grosz (viola) and Kyril Zlotnikov (cello) performed the quintet as part of the 2008 Beethovenfest in Bonn.

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Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44; performed by Elena Bashkirova, piano, Guy Braunstein, violin, Michael Barenboim, violin, Amihai Grosz, viola, and Kyril Zlotnikov, cello (MP3 / 33:33)

Beethovenfest 2008 / Konzert am 22. September / Elena Baschkirowa & Friends, Quintett für 2 Violinen, Viola, Violoncello und Klavier Es-dur, op 44, Ensemble Elena Baschkirowa: Braunstein, Guy (Violine); Barenboim, Michael (Violine); Grosz, Amihai (Viola); Slotnikow, Kyril (Violoncello); Baschkirowa, Elena (Klavier)
23. September 200833:34 min
Der Dirigent Kurt Masur, aufgenommen am Dienstag (08.04.2008) während einer Probe in der Beethovenhalle in Bonn. Masur war viele Jahre Gewandhauskapellmeister in Leipzig. Von 1991 bis 2002 wirkte er zudem als Chefdirigent des New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Von 2000 bis 2007 war er Musikdirektor des London Philharmonic Orchestra. Seit 2002 hat Masur die musikalische Leitung des Orchestre National de France in Paris inne. Foto: Felix Heyder dpa/lnw +++(c) dpa - Report+++

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