The impact of Shostakovich’s savagely ironic and historically significant composition is neutered in a disappointing recording taken from live performance
Dvořák’s Quintet No 2 in A major is full of charm, while Florence Price’s Piano Quintet in A minor is fleet of foot; this dream-team of chamber music makes them an excellent match
Moments of stillness and animation, spareness and exuberance, are highlighted in a confident performance of a work started in 1948 – now finally recorded with its fourth movement
The later, string-quintet version of Fauré’s song cycle, celebrating his affection for the married Emma Bardac, is sung and played with beauty and finesse
Featuring 23 radio concerts under their charismatic chief conductor, this Berlin Phil box set ranges from Brahms to Tallis, Glenn Gould to Gundula Janowitz
Brahms: Piano Quartets Nos 2 and 3 album review – high-class chamber music with a star team player
4 out of 5 stars.