Aperto Piano Quartet - Reger, M: String Trios and Piano Quartets (Complete), Vol. 1 - String Trio, Op. 77B / Piano Quartet, Op. 113 (2008)

Tracklist

01. String Trio in A Minor, Op. 77b: I. Sostenuto - Allegro agitato
02. String Trio in A Minor, Op. 77b: II. Larghetto
03. String Trio in A Minor, Op. 77b: III. Scherzo. Vivace
04. String Trio in A Minor, Op. 77b: IV. Allegro con moto
05. Piano Quartet in D Minor, Op. 113: I. Allegro moderato (ma con passione)
06. Piano Quartet in D Minor, Op. 113: II. Vivace - Adagio - Vivace
07. Piano Quartet in D Minor, Op. 113: III. Larghetto
08. Piano Quartet in D Minor, Op. 113: IV. Allegro energico

The first of two discs containing the complete piano quartets and string trios of Max Reger, this release features the String Trio in A minor of 1904, a work of almost Mozartian clarity and the 1910 Piano Quartet in D minor.

Modelled on Brahms’s C minor Piano Quartet, Reger’s Quartet is a deeply expressive and intense work, with an often grotesque sense of humour. The composer himself described the ‘Vivace’ second movement as a “crazy Scherzo”.

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