The Nash Ensemble - Coleridge-Taylor: Piano Quintet & Clarinet Quintet (2007)

Tracklist

01. Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 1: I. Allegro con moto
02. Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 1: II. Larghetto
03. Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 1: III. Scherzo
04. Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 1: IV. Allegro molto – Vivace – Tempo I
05. Ballade in C Minor, Op. 73
06. Clarinet Quintet in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 10: I. Allegro energico
07. Clarinet Quintet in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 10: II. Larghetto affettuoso
08. Clarinet Quintet in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 10: III. Scherzo. Allegro leggiero
09. Clarinet Quintet in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 10: IV. Allegro agitato – Un poco più moderato – Vivace

In this delightful disc, chamber music rarities by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor are performed by The Nash Ensemble. The early Piano Quintet shows the precocious development of the young composer, already demonstrating the flair for melody and inexhaustible spontaneity that would become a hallmark of his later works. The astonishing Clarinet Quintet is a work of remarkable subtlety and sophistication, rhythmically exuberant and complex, and uses the ensemble in an integrated way that demonstrates the composer’s utter mastery of the genre. This is music of deep sensibility that deserves to be better known.

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