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Cover of CDA67258 - Hahn/Vierne: Piano Quintets - Hyperion Records
Figures in a sunlit wood (detail) by Gustave Doré (1832-1883)
Sotheby’s Picture Library
CDA67258


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Recording details: December 2000
Henry Wood Hall, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Martin Compton
Engineered by Tony Faulkner
Release date: October 2001
Total duration: 58 minutes 29 seconds

'A pair of piano quintets that are as different as could be in terms of musical expression, but prove to be complementary companion pieces that make very appealing listening' (The Daily Telegraph)

Hahn/Vierne: Piano Quintets
Stephen Coombs (piano), Chilingirian Quartet
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Piano Quintet in F sharp minor  Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947)
1
Movement 1: Molto agitato e con fuoco  [10'34]
2
Movement 2: Andante, non troppo lento  [9'33]
3
Movement 3: Allegretto grazioso  [6'54]
Piano Quintet in C minor Op 42  Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
4
Movement 1: Poco lento – Moderato  [10'05]
5
Movement 2: Larghetto sostenuto  [11'35]
6
Movement 3: Maestoso  [9'48]

Reynaldo Hahn's reputation as the composer of some of the most attractive songs in the French repertoire has increased greatly in recent years with the issue of several recordings, especially Hyperion's 2-CD set (CDA67141/2). His chamber music is now beginning to appear on disc. Like the songs, this Piano Quintet is immediately appealing to anyone with a liking for tuneful, easygoing and not-too-profound chamber music. It was written in 1922.

Louis Vierne's Piano Quintet dates from 1917 and is a much sterner, melancholic work, written in memoriam to the composer's son who was killed in the Great War. Vierne is principally known as the composer of organ music, including six imposing symphonies. His chamber music is much less well known.

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