Villa Musica Ensemble - Raff: Sextet, Op. 178 & Piano Quintet, Op. 107 (2003)

Tracklist

01. String Sextet in G Minor, Op. 178: I. Allegro
02. String Sextet in G Minor, Op. 178: II. Allegro molto
03. String Sextet in G Minor, Op. 178: III. Larghetto
04. String Sextet in G Minor, Op. 178: IV. Allegro
05. Grand Quintuor in A Minor, Op. 107: I. Allegro mosso assai
06. Grand Quintuor in A Minor, Op. 107: II. Allegro vivace, quasi presto
07. Grand Quintuor in A Minor, Op. 107: III. Andante, quasi larghetto mosso
08. Grand Quintuor in A Minor, Op. 107: IV. Allegro brioso, patetico

Hard to believe but true: at the beginning of the 1870s Joseph Joachim Raff numbered among those composers whose works were most often performed in German-speaking countries. He satisfied the taste of the times like no other composer and published one work after another.

The prizewinning Ensemble Villa Musica again turns to a chapter of music history too quickly and not closely enough read during other times.

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