Ernő Dohnányi: Piano Quintets Nos. 1 & 2, Cello Sonata
4/1/2008, 11 Tracks, 1:19:59
Featuring
Pavel Hůla
Miloš Černý
Zbyněk Paďourek
Václav Bernášek
Jaromír Klepáč
Michal Kaňka
Kocian Quartet
Ernö Dohnányi
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Performer Biography
The Kocian Quartet, founded in 1972, is named after the violin virtuoso and teacher Jaroslav Kocian, a world-famous pupil of Otakar Sevčík.
Notable Performances
The Piano Quintet No. 1, Op. 1, was premiered by Dohnányi himself in Budapest in autumn 1895, and he was later invited to play it in Vienna before Brahms.
Composer Biography
Dohnányi was a principal promoter of avant-garde works by his younger colleagues, Bartók and Kodály, while also ensuring the continuity of the Romantic tradition.
Composition History
The Cello Sonata, Op. 8, is dedicated to Ludwig Lebell, a cellist and one of Dohnányi's regular concert partners, who premiered the work in London in 1899.
Composer Biography
Dohnányi's two sons were executed in 1944, one for involvement in an assassination attempt against Hitler, and the other killed at the front.
Composer Biography
Ernő Dohnányi, born in Pozsony (now Bratislava), had a multifaceted career as a concert pianist, composer, conductor, and teacher, with notable pupils including Georg Solti.
Composition History
Dohnányi composed his Piano Quintet No. 1, Op. 1, while still a student at the Fine Arts Academy of Budapest, alongside Bartók, under Hans Koessler.
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