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Schubert, Mozart: Quintets - Beaux Arts Trio, Grumiaux Quartet

Schubert, Mozart: Quintets - Beaux Arts Trio, Grumiaux Quartet

PentaTone RQR  PTC 5186 121

Stereo/Multichannel Hybrid

Classical - Chamber


Schubert: Piano Quintet in A D.667 "The Trout", Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A K.581

Beaux Arts Trio

George Pieterson (clarinet)
Grumiaux Quartet

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Comment by Waveform - July 19, 2017 (1 of 1)

This is wonderful SACD in all aspects; artistically, sonically and even graphically first-rate stuff. The members of Beaux Arts Trio were young and full of energy at the time and their performance of Schubert's lovely Trout Quintet is something very special, indeed.

Schubertian language (lightness and humor combined to sadness and depression) sounds easy but it's surprisingly difficult to bring out without any problems. Here the performers have taken the right attitude to the score. Their solid and assertive interpretation made a great impact from the beginning to the end. When required they found sweetness and calmness while the powerful climaxes were prepared with great care and determination. [In the fourth movement] each variation received different look thanks to the imaginary grasp of every player. There weren't dull or weak moments at all.

And how about the recording? Oh, do not hesitate because to my ears this was one of the most realistic and delightful chamber music SACDs to have ever released. Despite the lack of the centre channel and LFE (this is so-called quadraphonic recording as the all in this RQR Series) there is fine presence and depth, especially when listening to the disc in surround. The Polyhymnia engineers have done very good job when transferring the original tapes to DSD and during the remastering process they have even found rare details from the sound. You can hear how they breathe together at the beginning of each movement and even how the bow strikes to the string during the most intensive fortissimo. The rear speakers have been used for the ambience in a delightful way; they weren't too discreet and created much-needed acoustical halo around the main sound.

Extremely recommended, definitely.