Ebru Sidar (Turkey), Ancient Times
Friedrich Kiel (1821-1885)
Piano Quintets Nos.1 and 2
Piano Quintet No.1 in A major, Op.75
I. Allegro moderato ma non spirito
II. Allegro molto
III. Adagio con espressione
IV. Tempo di Menuetto- Allegretto grazioso
V. Allegro
Piano Quintet No.2 in C minor, Op.76
I. Allegro maestoso attacca
II. Arioso - Larghetto con moto
III. Intermezzo- Presto assai attacca
IV. Introduzione- Andante sostenuto, ma non troppo
Ilona Prunyi piano
New Budapest Quartet
Recorded at Hungaroton Studios VASAS Centre in Budapest
from 14th December. 1988
Friedrich Kiel (1821-1885) was a German composer and music teacher.
Writing of the chamber music of Friedrich Kiel, the famous scholar and critic Wilhelm Altmann notes that it was Kiel’s extreme modesty which kept him and his exceptional works from receiving the consideration they deserved. After mentioning Brahms and others, Altmann writes, “He produced a number of chamber works, which . . . need fear no comparison.”
Compositions
See also: List of compositions by Friedrich Kiel
Kiel's compositions number over seventy, including a piano concerto, motets, oratorios (including the Star of Bethlehem), as well as a Missa Solemnis and two Requiems.
Chamber music comprises a considerable part of Kiel's output and must be regarded among his most important and best compositions. (See list below) Altmann noted that, "throughout my long life, I have found Kiel’s chamber music a never-failing source of delight.” He praised Kiel highly as a melodist and lamented that it was “scandalously unjust” that Kiel’s two string quartets were as good as forgotten. Writing about Kiel's two Piano Quintets Opp. 75 & 76 in The Chamber Music Journal, R. H. R. Silvertrust remarks, "Both of these quintets are as fine as any in the entire literature." Several of his chamber works, along with the piano concerto and some choral works, have been recorded.
Friedrich Kiel (1821-1885) - Piano Quintets Nos.1 and 2
