Gabriel Pierné's Piano Quintet in E minor, dedicated to Gabriel Fauré, began his second period of chamber music composition and premiered in 1919 with Pierné at the keyboard.
Composer Biography
Gabriel Pierné, born in Metz in 1863, entered the Paris Conservatoire at age eight and was taught by Massenet and César Franck.
Compositional Technique
The opening of Pierné's Piano Quintet features an insistently rotating four-note ostinato, looking forward to the 1920s trend influenced by Stravinsky.
Composer Biography
Louis Vierne, born in Poitiers in 1870, was nearly blind due to congenital cataracts and came under the wing of César Franck at an institution for blind students.
Performer Biography
The Goldner String Quartet is named after Richard Goldner, founder of Musica Viva Australia, and its members also belong to the Australia Ensemble.
Performer Biography
Piers Lane, the London-based Australian pianist, has performed in over forty countries and was made an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished services to the arts.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Both composers on this album, Gabriel Pierné and Louis Vierne, suffered from a 'success syndrome' where their impressive talents in one musical area overshadowed achievements in others.
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