IDAGIO | Schumann: Piano Quintet, Op. 44 - Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, "The Trout" 801890021225

Featuring

Jaap Schröder
Etienne Abelin
Peter Bucknell
Enid Sutherland
Penelope Crawford
Max van Egmond

Anne Trout
Atlantis Ensemble
Robert Schumann
Franz Schubert

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Notable Performances

The premiere of Schumann's Piano Quintet featured Felix Mendelssohn, a renowned composer and friend of Schumann, at the piano, replacing Clara Schumann who was unwell.

Compositional Technique

The finale of Schumann's Piano Quintet features a double fugue that combines the main themes from both the first and last movements, showcasing his unique approach to cyclical unity.

Composition History

Robert Schumann's Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44, was composed in a remarkably short period, between September 23 and October 12, 1842.

Critical Reception

Schumann's Piano Quintet was an instant success, hailed in Berlin in 1846–1847 as 'one of the most important works of its kind since Beethoven.'

Instruments

The fortepiano used in this recording is a Conrad Graf, Wien, 1835, which was restored by Edward Swenson and Robert Murphy.

Performer Biography

Penelope Crawford, the fortepianist on this album, is an internationally acclaimed master performer on historical keyboard instruments and teaches doctoral seminars on 18th and 19th-century piano performance practices at the University of Michigan.

Composition History

Franz Schubert's 'Trout' Quintet was commissioned in 1819 by Sylvester Paumgartner, a wealthy amateur cellist, during Schubert's holiday in Upper Austria.