Mozart's Quintet in E-flat for piano and winds (KV 452) was considered by the composer himself to be 'the best thing I've ever written'.
Performer Biography
The Ames Piano Quartet was the first American chamber music group to perform in Havana, Cuba, in over forty years, during their 2003 tour.
Compositional Technique
Johann Nepomuk Hummel's Piano Quartet in G has an unusual two-movement structure, which suggests it might have been left unfinished or a movement was lost.
Performer Biography
The Ames Piano Quartet is the resident chamber music ensemble at Iowa State University and is one of the few professional touring piano quartets in the world.
Composition History
The piano quartet arrangement of Beethoven's Quintet for Piano and Winds, Op. 16, was made by Beethoven himself, a rare undertaking for him.
Album & Artwork
This album presents a 'new' take on famous pieces for winds, performed by the Ames Piano Quartet in piano quartet versions.
Composition History
The piano quartet version of Mozart's Quintet in E-flat (KV 452) was first published in 1794 by Artaria in Vienna, though the arranger is unknown.
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