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Friedrich Kuhlau & Otto Malling: Piano Quartet No. 3 & Piano Quartet in C minor
Copenhagen Piano Quartet
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
- Benedikte Damgaard (violin), Kristina Fialova (viola), Adam Stadnicki (cello), Neel Bramsnæs Teilmann (piano)
- Copenhagen Piano Quartet
- Benedikte Damgaard (violin), Kristina Fialova (viola), Adam Stadnicki (cello), Neel Bramsnæs Teilmann (piano)
- Copenhagen Piano Quartet
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.
