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Quatuor Ebene
Menahem Pressler: 90th birthday celebration live in Paris
2CD + DVD
10 Nov 2014
Barcode: 0825646259649
The Quatuor Ebène was invited by legendary pianist Menahem Pressler to join him in celebrating his 90th birthday at a concert at the Salle Pleyel in Paris in November 2013. Their programme included two of the most life-affirming works in the chamber repertoire, Dvořák’s Piano Quintet in A major and Schubert’s ‘Trout’ Quintet, which form the CD version of this release. Among the additional items on the DVD version, and also offered on digital as a bonus audio track is the mesmerising encore: the Quatuor Ebène in the slow movement of Debussy’s quartet, for which Pressler joined the string players on stage as a silent, but physically responsive partner. No wonder the 1800-strong audience burst into a rendition of ‘Happy Birthday’.
Audio sample & Tracklisting
| Disc 1 | |
| 01 | Dvorák: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81: I. Allegro, ma non tanto - Quatuor Ébène |
| 02 | Dvorák: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81: II. Dumka: Andante con moto - Quatuor Ébène |
| 03 | Dvorák: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81: III. Scherzo (Furiant): molto vivace - Quatuor Ébène |
| 04 | Dvorák: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81: IV. Finale: Allegro - Quatuor Ébène |
| 05 | Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667 'Die Forelle': I. Allegro vivace - Quatuor Ébène |
| 06 | Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667 'Die Forelle': II. Andante - Quatuor Ébène |
| 07 | Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667 'Die Forelle': III. Scherzo: Presto - Quatuor Ébène |
| 08 | Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667 'Die Forelle': IV. Andantino - Allegretto - Quatuor Ébène |
| 09 | Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667 'Die Forelle': V. Allegro giusto - Quatuor Ébène |
| 10 | Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667 "Die Forelle": I. Allegro vivace - Quatuor Ébène |
| 11 | Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667 "Die Forelle": II. Andante - Quatuor Ébène |
| 12 | Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667 "Die Forelle": III. Scherzo: Presto - Quatuor Ébène |
| 13 | Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667 "Die Forelle": IV. Andantino - Allegretto - Quatuor Ébène |
| 14 | Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667 "Die Forelle": V. Allegro giusto - Quatuor Ébène |
| 15 | String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10, L. 85: III. Andantino, doucement expressif - Quatuor Ébène |
| 16 | Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. posth. - Quatuor Ébène |
| Disc 2 | |
| 01 | Dvorák: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81: I. Allegro, ma non tanto - Quatuor Ébène |
| 02 | Dvorák: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81: II. Dumka: Andante con moto - Quatuor Ébène |
| 03 | Dvorák: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81: III. Scherzo (Furiant): molto vivace - Quatuor Ébène |
| 04 | Dvorák: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81: IV. Finale: Allegro - Quatuor Ébène |
| 05 | Schubert: Winterreise, D. 911: V. Der Lindenbaum - Quatuor Ébène |
| 06 | Schubert: Winterreise, D. 911: XI. Frühlingstraum - Quatuor Ébène |
| 07 | Schubert: Winterreise, D. 911: XV. Die Krähe - Quatuor Ébène |
| 08 | Schubert: Winterreise, D. 911: XXIV. Der Leiermann - Quatuor Ébène |
| 09 | Schubert: Die Forelle, Op. 32, D. 550 - Quatuor Ébène |
| 10 | Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667 "Die Forelle": I. Allegro vivace - Quatuor Ébène |
| 11 | Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667 "Die Forelle": II. Andante - Quatuor Ébène |
| 12 | Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667 "Die Forelle": III. Scherzo: Presto - Quatuor Ébène |
| 13 | Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667 "Die Forelle": IV. Andantino - Allegretto - Quatuor Ébène |
| 14 | Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667 "Die Forelle": V. Allegro giusto - Quatuor Ébène |
| 15 | Debussy: String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10, L. 85: III. Andantino, doucement expressif - Quatuor Ébène |
| 16 | Chopin: Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. posth. - Quatuor Ébène |