Klughardt Quintets from MDG

[Mark Thomas]

MDG have just released a CD of Klughardt's Piano Quintet and String Quintet, played by the Leipzig String Quartet with Olga Gollej and Julian Steckel. Whilst I haven't heard these performances, I do have radio recordings of both works and they are lovely pieces, well worth investigating. Details and audio samples at jpc.

[Alan Howe]

100% agreed, Mark! These are indeed beautiful pieces.

[Mark Thomas]

When I checked, I found that my radio recording of the Piano Quintet is the one now on the MDG CD, so I can give it a really confident recommendation.

[febnyc]

Thanks for the info - sounds like a winner for chamber music devotees.

Funny, the disc is not mentioned anywhere on MD&G's website, as far as I can see.

[Alan Howe]

MDG are very slow in updating their website - new CDs are always at jpc.de before they are on the company's own webpage of new releases!

[eschiss1]

The G minor piano quintet? (Don't know if he wrote another.) Looking forward to that, thank you.
Eric

[Mark Thomas]

Piano Quintet in G minor op.43 (pub. 1884)