Brahms: Piano Quartets Nos. 1 & 3

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This is truly lovely disc...the way these four musicians play together is wonderfully cohesive, sensitive and warm-hearted, and the results recall some of the finest chamber music playing of... — International Record Review, March 2011 More…

Release Date: 15th Nov 2010
Catalogue No: AV2203
Label: Avie
Length: 76 minutes

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Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

Work length40:33

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Milander Quartet

I. Allegro

Track length12:53

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II. Intermezzo - Allegro ma non troppo - Trio - Animato

Track length7:43

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III. Andante con moto

Track length11:38

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IV. Rondo alla Zingarese - Presto

Track length8:19

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Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60

Work length35:36

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Milander Quartet

I. Allegro non troppo

Track length10:48

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II. Scherzo - Allegro

Track length4:07

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III. Andante

Track length10:22

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IV. Finale - Allegro comodo

Track length10:19

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The superb, German-based Milander Quartet make their recording debut with the first of two releases surveying Brahms’ Piano Quartets.

"Four excellent instrumental soloists have created a perfect ensemble" – was the critical response following the Milander Quartet’s debut at the Philharmonie in Munich. Since then the Quartet has quickly become popular in Germany and throughout Europe. With this release, the first of two surveying the Brahms Piano Quartets, the Milanders make their recording debut. Anchored by pianist Milana Chernyavska, who has collaborated with such artists as Julia Fischer and Adrian Brendel and recorded a solo disc for EMI, this continental ensemble of Ukrainian, French and Swiss-Hungarian musicians has been praised for its dedicated, sensitive and passionate playing. They have performed at festivals such as the Lucerne, Verbier, Schleswig-Holstein, Marlboro, Rheingau, the Casals Festival in Puerto Rico and the Festival de Radio France at Montpelier, and in venues including Carnegie Hall in New York, the Philharmonie in Berlin, Musikverein in Vienna, Wigmore Hall in London, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Herkulessaal in Munich, Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Moscow Conservatory, and St. Petersburg’s Philharmonic Hall.

The Milander Quartet’s recording debut extends to legacy of the late producer John Barnes who brought many young artists to Avie, including award-winning pianist Luiza Borac and violinist Rudens Turku, who collaborated with Milana Chernyavska on his first release for Avie. This recording was among John’s final projects.

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March 2011

This is truly lovely disc...the way these four musicians play together is wonderfully cohesive, sensitive and warm-hearted, and the results recall some of the finest chamber music playing of earlier decades. The sense of ensemble is something to marvel at, not just in terms of how well they play together but their collective sound: beautifully balanced and perfect for Brahms

27th March 2011

The German-based Milanders play [Op. 25] with irresistible fire and passion. Maybe the intermezzo needs a slightly lighter touch, but they are splendid in the andante and in the Hungarian finale. The C minor seems to me a less fully realised work, but the performance is, again, very fine.

Brahms: Piano Quartets Nos. 1 & 3

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