Stuyvesant Quartet / Brahms/Mozart
Album: Brahms/Mozart   Collection:Classical
Artist:Stuyvesant Quartet   Added:Sep 2013
Label:Bridge Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2013-09-22 Pull Date: 2013-11-24 Charts: Classical/Experimental
Week Ending: Oct 6
Airplays: 1

Recent Airplay
1. Oct 03, 2013: In Your Ear | Worldwide Broadcast
Brahms Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115: 4. Finale: Con Moto, Brahms Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115: 3. Andantino, Presto Non Assai, Brahms Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115: 2. Adagio, Brahms Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115: 1. Allegro

Album Review
Romain
Reviewed 2013-09-12
Historic recordings (1947 & 1951) of string quartet built from members of Toscanni's fabled NBC Symphony Orchestra. They paved the way for other professional chamber ensembles in the US, but disbanded in 1954 to pursue individual careers. Clarinetist Alfred Gallodoro (1-4) also came from the NBC SO.
1. 8:58 Quiet opening, building up, then softening.
2. 11:20 Slow summer day with some fanciful daydreaming.
3. 4:15 Squarish opening becomes syncopated scherzo.
4. 8:08 Brooding conclusion.
"Hoffmeister" nickname after Mozart patron.
5. 6:20 Jaunty.
6. 3:04 Dancey minuet.
7. 8:44 Violin in opera aria style, accompanied by others.
8. 6:17 Vigorous rondo with rapid ostinati.
"Prussian #1" after cellist King of Prussia Friedrich Wilhelm II.
9. 7:16 Convivial coffee klatsch.
10. 4:43 Spacious and sonorous.
11. 5:15 Prancey minuet.
12. 5:26 Rondo racing to the end.

Track Listing
1. Brahms Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115: 1. Allegro   7. Mozart String Quartet K.499 "Hoffmeister": 3. Adagio
2. Brahms Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115: 2. Adagio   8. Mozart String Quartet K.499 "Hoffmeister": 4. Allegro
3. Brahms Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115: 3. Andantino, Presto Non Assai   9. Mozart String Quartet K.575 "Prussian #1": 1. Allegretto
4. Brahms Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115: 4. Finale: Con Moto   10. Mozart String Quartet K.575 "Prussian #1": 2. Andante
5. Mozart String Quartet K.499 "Hoffmeister": 1. Allegretto   11. Mozart String Quartet K.575 "Prussian #1": 3. Menuetto
6. Mozart String Quartet K.499 "Hoffmeister": 2. Menuetto   12. Mozart String Quartet K.575 "Prussian #1": 4. Allegretto