Quintets for Piano and Winds

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W.A. MOZART / BEETHOVEN
Quintets for Piano and Winds
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet / Stephen Hough (piano)

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Release Date: Thursday 1 February 2007

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On this disc one of the world's finest pianists encounters one of the world's greatest wind quintets, performing two very special works: Mozart's and Beethoven's quintets for piano and winds. The unusual scoring has led these works to be performed less often than they deserve: indeed, in 1784 Mozart wrote about his work to his father Leopold stating 'I myself consider it to be the best thing I have ever written'. Twelve years later, Beethoven composed his Quintet, which he also arranged for the standard piano quartet combination. Beethoven must have been familiar with Mozart's work: the choice of the same key and the same formal structure (down to small details) cannot be purely coincidental.

Tracks:

Beethoven:
Quintet in E flat major, for piano and winds, Op.16

Mozart:
Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat, K452
Adagio and Rondo K617 arranged for piano, flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon