Cecil Aronowitz, who plays the second viola part in the String Quintets, collaborated with the Amadeus Quartet for thirty years, and they only performed string quintets with him.
Interpretation
Norbert Brainin, first violinist of the Amadeus Quartet, learned from a descendant of a Brahms acquaintance that Brahms's dynamic markings like 'piano dolce' or 'poco forte' always meant a 'good tone, full of substance,' never thin or whispering.
Recording & Production
The recordings on this album are based on original analogue tapes from broadcasting archives, with a high tape speed of up to 76 cm/sec, ensuring superior sound quality after remastering.
Performer Biography
The Amadeus Quartet, the ensemble on this recording, rarely played Schumann's works in the studio, making the two radio productions on this album their first Schumann recordings on CD.
Album & Artwork
The album features diverse chamber music instrumentations, with only six of the recorded works being string quartets, and the rest scored for five voices.
Album & Artwork
This album, "The Amadeus Quartet Recordings Vol. V," spans 62 years of musical Romanticism, featuring works from Mendelssohn's early string quartet to Brahms's late Clarinet Quintet.
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