Tag: The Schubert Ensemble
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Piano Quintet; The Spanish Lady; La Capricieuse; Serenade Op. 20
“The meat in this club sandwich is the magnificent Piano Quintet in a fine performance by The Schubert Ensemble. The Serenade for Strings with the ASMF under Sir Neville Marriner opens proceedings affectionately and the Elegy and Spanish Lady Suite from the Royal Ballet Sinfonia both bring considerable charm. ….La Capricieuse has a nicely judged…
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Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-Flat Op. 44, Quartet in E-Flat Op. 47
“A relaxed approach pays dividends: from the start the new performances are less rigid, less strictly a tempo than the old … the new disc shows how that makes a great deal of difference when rhythms in fast movements are sprung more persuasively, giving a sparkle to the music; and in the funeral march of…
