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Brahms' Piano Quintet - Your Favorite Recording?

post #1 of 7
6/23/09 at 11:11am
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I've recently been building up a basic collection of Brahms' chamber music, trying to find - if not a definite recording - at least a "keeper" library recording of each work that will satisfy in the long run. Turning to the great piano quintet, I find (as obviously is often is the case with great works) that opinions as to top recommendations seem to differ quite a bit. I have read some very good things about the recent Andsnes/Artemis Quartet and Fleischer/Emerson Quartet recordings, but also tried and tested recordings by Pollini/ Quartetto Italiano and Serkin/ Budapest String Quartet seem do well in the competition. Having found the views of this esteemed auditorium very reliable in the past, I am curious to hear about your recommendations. If you were to recommend only one recording of the piano quintet, which would that be?
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post #2 of 7
6/23/09 at 2:03pm
I currently have this one which I really like:
Amazon.com: Piano Quintet in F Min / Complete String Quartets (1, 2, 3): Johannes Brahms, Leon Fleisher: Music
PS: I noticed you are from Finland. My wife and our youngest son were there this last weekend. My 17 y/o son plays violin in his high school string group. They went to Russia, Finland and are currently in Sweden, coming home tomorrow. She really liked Finland!
LL
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post #3 of 7
6/26/09 at 2:50am
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Thanks gilency for the endorsement, that Emerson/Fleischer recording indeed looks tempting. Anyone else got any recommendations?

PS. I am pleased to hear your wife and son enjoyed Finland, summer is indeed the time of the year to visit this country!
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post #4 of 7
6/27/09 at 5:57pm
Eschenbach/Amadeus is very good. Very powerful. It may only be available in a DG set. I'd love to hear the new Takacs/Hough on Hyperian.
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post #5 of 7
6/27/09 at 8:28pm
Takacs Quartet and Stephen Hough really does it for me. I think it's even better than the Emerson/Fleisher recording, which is saying a lot.

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post #6 of 7
6/29/09 at 10:36am
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Thanks for the heads up on Takacs/Hough! Although i greatly admire the involved artists in other repertoire, this recording has somehow managed to slip under my radar.
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post #7 of 7
7/17/11 at 3:59am

The Leipzig Quartet / Andreas Steir on D & G superbly played. Sadly though no filler.

 

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