Shostakovich Piano Quintet

[Guest]

Hi, I'm a new poster here.

I don't think the building a library program has ever considered this particular piece?

I've no idea if there is a request list for future programs and if so please point me to it.

If not, then perhaps there should be. Anyway, the Shosty Piano Quintet would be my suggestion for a future episode. Anyone want to second the idea?


regards


Nigel

[John Skelton]

Looks like a good choice - from a quick search there are 30+ recordings to chose from (can that really be the case?).

[Nick Armstrong]

Hi, I'm a new poster here.

I don't think the building a library program has ever considered this particular piece?

I've no idea if there is a request list for future programs and if so please point me to it.

If not, then perhaps there should be. Anyway, the Shosty Piano Quintet would be my suggestion for a future episode. Anyone want to second the idea?

regards


Nigel

NigelD - great to read a new poster's first contribution, and from my avatar you won't be surprised to hear I totally agree.

What a marvellous piece - one of the earliest I got to know after DSCH's 15th Symphony opened the doors to classical music for me. I repeat-borrowed a Melodiya LP from the local library with himself playing the piano and it accompanied my late-teenage years, to which it never fails to transport me.

I get lost in all the quintets that have recorded it and think a BAL is a top idea

Welcome

PS I think you just have to email CD Review using the address on the programme homepage

[french frank]

Hello, Nigel - and welcome!

I don't think there's an address for BaL itself, but you could always email CD Review and it will get to the producer/editor: cdreview@bbc.co.uk

You can download the schedule of past BaLs (pdf or Word), but I can't see the piano quintet there (except as coupled with the Franck piano quintet which was being discussed). Shostakovich has been covered many times - but mostly the symphonies.

The link to the download is here.

[Norfolk Born]

I found the following on the BaL website:
Beaux Arts Trio/Eugene Drucker/Lawrence Dutton on a 2-CD set from Philips. I don't know how long ago this was.
Oh yes - welcome, NigelD!

[antongould]

Welcome NigelD I think the concept of listeners voting for BAL pieces is a great idea and a wonderful way to start your "career" on the boards.......

[gurnemanz]

I remembered a discussion on the old BBC Board, which might be of interest. You'll find me in there recommending the classic Hollywood Quartet in mono, coupled with the Franck Quintet.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mbradio3/html/NF6643901?thread=7634073

I also have the Brilliant Classics 3CD box mentioned there, which is pretty good with modern recordings and a low asking price:

http://www.mdt.co.uk/MDTSite/product/CD/7535.htm

[french frank]

I remembered a discussion on the old BBC Board, which might be of interest. You'll find me in there recommending the classic Hollywood Quartet in mono, coupled with the Franck Quintet.

That's the one I originally referred to as the Fauré quintet in Msg #4 (I wonder if he ever wrote a piano quintet?).

Sorry to have misled

[Don Petter]

That's the one I originally referred to as the Fauré quintet in Msg #4 (I wonder if he ever wrote a piano quintet?).

Two!

[Flay]

Welcome Nigel! I love the piano quintet, especially the scherzo. I agree it is an essential piece for one's collection. I'll add my vote.

[umslopogaas]

One of my favourite composers, so I was surprised to find that I only have one performance, though in both the Russian Melodiya (as part of a box set called 'D. Shostakovich The Pianist') and UK (Parlophone Odeon Recording made in the USSR') versions. It is the composer himself with the Beethoven Quartet, on vinyl. Its in mono and dates from a fair way back in the LP era, but the fact I only have that one suggests it must be pretty satisfactory. Cant be more assertive than that, its a long time since I played them. But having the composer himself on the piano must be a bit special - and DS was said to be a very good pianist, as opposed to a very good composer who played the piano (thought he was that too).

[BBMmk2]

Welcome to the boards, Nigel!

Sostakovich is one of my favourite composersa to! I have The nash Ensmble(Ithink on veritas), which i think is quite a good recording and performance/interpretation

[Nick Armstrong]

One of my favourite composers, so I was surprised to find that I only have one performance, though in both the Russian Melodiya (as part of a box set called 'D. Shostakovich The Pianist') and UK (Parlophone Odeon Recording made in the USSR') versions. It is the composer himself with the Beethoven Quartet, on vinyl. Its in mono and dates from a fair way back in the LP era, but the fact I only have that one suggests it must be pretty satisfactory. Cant be more assertive than that, its a long time since I played them. But having the composer himself on the piano must be a bit special - and DS was said to be a very good pianist, as opposed to a very good composer who played the piano (thought he was that too).

The very one referred to in my message #3 It satisfied me! Has the Melodiya issue got a brown centre label?

[umslopogaas]

Caliban, no, the Melodiya set has dark blue labels with silver lettering (as they mostly did at that time, I think), but the Parlophone-Odeon has a dark brown label with gold letters. P-O. were part of EMI, which seems to have had a long-standing tie-in with Melodiya, there are a lot of the later stereo ASD series which are Melodiya originals and have special Melodiya design labels rather than the usual EMI/HMV dog and gramophone variants.

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

my only version of this work is by Boris Berman and the Vermeer Quartet on Naxos which sounds very fine to me; it would be a great treat to hear the composer perform ...