String Quartet in D minor, Op 12 (Vierne)
from Pierné: Piano Quintet; Vierne: String Quartet (CDA68036)
1 Introduction: Lento – Allegro agitato [6'19]
2 Intermezzo: Leggiero non troppo vivo [2'49]
3 Andante quasi adagio [7'01]
4 Allegro vivace [7'00]
23 minutes 9 seconds 4 tracks
‘It would be hard to imagine a more persuasive or compelling performance of Pierné's Piano Quintet than this one from the all-Australian line-up of the Goldner Quartet and Piers Lane … the Allegr ...
BBC Music Magazine
‘Louis Vierne (1870-1937) is by no means obscure, but his contemporary Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937) is one of those composers who continues to occupy specialist territory. His substantial Piano Quintet ...