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Friedrich Kuhlau & Otto Malling: Piano Quartet No. 3 & Piano Quartet in C minor

Copenhagen Piano Quartet

Friedrich Kuhlau & Otto Malling: Piano Quartet No. 3 & Piano Quartet in C minor
While the Kuhlau work is written in a generic, cosmopolitan style, Malling’s 1903 Piano Quartet in C Minor has a distinct Nordic color, generated in part, as Cornelius points out, by the frequent...

Friedrich Kuhlau & Otto Malling: Piano Quartet No. 3 & Piano Quartet in C minor

Copenhagen Piano Quartet

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While the Kuhlau work is written in a generic, cosmopolitan style, Malling’s 1903 Piano Quartet in C Minor has a distinct Nordic color, generated in part, as Cornelius points out, by the frequent...

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The prizewinning Copenhagen Piano Quartet presents works by composers cosmopolitan and conservative, but each brimming with charm. German-born Friedrich Kuhlau (1786-1832) declared his Piano Quartet No. 3 ‘my best to date’, speaking of a large-scale work of drama offset by grace and highlighting the composer’s contrapuntal gift. A century later, the C minor quartet by the ‘Danish Saint-Saëns’ Otto Malling (1848-1915) presents a perfect picture of this master craftsman’s clarity and concision while showing tantalizing signs of his sensuality too.

Contents and tracklist

I. Allegro con molto fuoco
Track length14:19
II. Allegro assai
Track length6:07
III. Adagio
Track length9:29
IV. Allegro poco agitato
Track length6:54
I. Allegro
Track length8:26
II. Allegro
Track length5:44
III. Andante
Track length6:35
IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
Track length6:42

Awards and reviews

January/February 2020

While the Kuhlau work is written in a generic, cosmopolitan style, Malling’s 1903 Piano Quartet in C Minor has a distinct Nordic color, generated in part, as Cornelius points out, by the frequent use of open fifths...I can recommend this recording to chamber music enthusiasts, especially for the Malling work, since little of the music of this apparently worthwhile composer is currently available on recordings.

June 2019

Exceedingly well-crafted, highly enjoyable works given excellent performances.
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