Fine Arts Quartet, Cristina Ortiz - Franck: String Quartet In D Major & Piano Quintet In F Minor (2009)

Tracklist

01. String Quartet In D Major, M. 9: I. Poco Lento - Allegro
02. String Quartet In D Major, M. 9: II. Scherzo: Vivace
03. String Quartet In D Major, M. 9: III. Larghetto
04. String Quartet In D Major, M. 9: IV. Finale - Allegro Molto
05. Piano Quintet In F Minor, M. 7: I. Molto Moderato
06. Piano Quintet In F Minor, M. 7: II. Lento
07. Piano Quintet In F Minor, M. 7: III. Allegro Non Troppo

Cristina Ortiz and the Fine Arts Quartet again join forces for this recording of Franck’s Piano Quintet.The extraordinary emotional range of this work is unified by the tight thematic relationships typical of the composer’s ‘cyclic’ structuring.

His String Quartet, composed ten years later, is a summit of Franck’s achievement, also cyclically conceived and revealing his admiration of Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Brahms.

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