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Compact Disc CDA66766

£13.99

Recorded on 9-11 July 1994
Recording Engineer
TONY FAULKNER
Recording Producer
ANDREW KEENER
Design
TERRY SHANNON
Executive Producers
JOANNA GAMBLE
NICK FLOWER
© Hyperion Records Ltd, London, MCMXCV

Duration: 60'23
DDD
Front illustration: Red Roofs, Corner of the Village in Winter (1877) by Camile Pissarro (1831-1903)

GABRIEL FAURÉ (1845-1924)

Piano Quintets

DOMUS

SUSAN TOMES piano
KRYSIA OSOSTOWICZ violin
TIMOTHY BOULTON viola
RICHARD LESTER cello
with
ANTHONY MARWOOD violin
Contents:

    Piano Quintet No 1 in D minor, op 89 [total 28'53]
  1. Molto moderato [10'25]
  2. Adagio [10'56]
  3. Allegretto moderato [7'32]

    Piano Quintet No 2 in C minor, op 115 [total 31'20]

  4. Allegro moderato [10'03]
  5. Allegro vivo [4'04]
  6. Andante moderato [10'57]
  7. Allegro molto [6'06]

GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER
PENGUIN GUIDE ROSETTE
GRAND PRIX DU DISQUE
DIAPASON D'OR

'Among the new discs celebrating the 150th anniversary of Fauré's birth this is outstanding' (The Guardian)

'Profound and fascinating works of alluring beauty performed with care and affection' (Classic CD)

'Chamber music disc of the month ... stunningly played ... beautifully recorded ... A worthy successor to the group's set of the two Piano Quartets' (Classic FM Magazine)

'An outstanding issue' (The Guardian)

'Exquisite' (San Francisco Examiner)

'Quelle merveille!' (Diapason, France)

'The playing of Domus in these two masterpieces is as light, delicate and full of insight as one would expect. They make one fall for this music all over again. This is the best-ever version of these two pieces' (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

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