Not for the listener coming to the music of Bohuslav Martinu for the first time -- surely one of the six symphonies is a more appropriate place to start -- and not for the listener who already knows Martinu's symphonies and is coming to his chamber music for the first time -- surely one of the seven string quartets or possibly one of the three piano trios is a more appropriate place to start. This disc coupling the Czech-French-American composer's two piano quintets along with his Sonata for two violins and piano is a ...
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Not for the listener coming to the music of Bohuslav Martinu for the first time -- surely one of the six symphonies is a more appropriate place to start -- and not for the listener who already knows Martinu's symphonies and is coming to his chamber music for the first time -- surely one of the seven string quartets or possibly one of the three piano trios is a more appropriate place to start. This disc coupling the Czech-French-American composer's two piano quintets along with his Sonata for two violins and piano is a wonderful addition to the Martinu discography for those listeners who already know and love his music. In their different ways, both quintets are characteristic of the composer: the First from 1933 is a lovely little neo-Classical work with hints of Bohemian folk-song in its themes, while the Second from 1944 is a large-scale neo-Romantic work with intimations of tragedy and triumph in its developments. And both works are drastically under-represented on disc: when this disc was released...
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Add this copy of Martinu: Piano Quintets 1&2 to cart. £14.04, very good condition, Sold by GoPeachy rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from JACKSONVILLE, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Naxos.
Add this copy of Martinu: Piano Quintets 1&2 to cart. £26.50, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Naxos.
