BRAHMS: PIANO QUINTET OP.34 & FRANCK: PIANO QUINTET - RICHTER, BORODIN QUARTET, BOLSHOI THEATER QUARTET

Brahms: Piano Quintet Op.34 Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor

Sviatoslav Richter
Borodin Quartet
Bolshoi Theatre Quartet

(Brahms) “a performance that brings warmth as well as drama to this music one must go … to Richter and the Borodin Quartet … (Gramophone)

 “There is no better performance available at any price” (Penguin Guide to LPs).


Johannes Brahms
Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 (42:27)
[1] Allegro non troppo 15:06
[2] Andante, un poco adagio 9:35
[3] Scherzo: Allegro 7:24
[4] Finale: Poco sostenuto – Allegro non troppo –
Presto, non troppo 10:21

Cesar Franck *
Piano Quintet in F minor (36:40)

[5] Molto moderato quasi lento – Allegro 15:02
[6] Lento con molto sentimento 12:41
[7] Allegro non troppo ma con fuoco 8:56