Soler: Quintets for Harpsichord and Strings, Nos. 4, 5, 6
On this CD:
1. Quintet for keyboard & strings No 4 in A minor
Composed by Antonio Soler
Performed by David Schrader
2. Quintet for keyboard & strings No 5 in D Major
Composed by Antonio Soler
Performed by David Schrader
3. Quintet for keyboard & strings No. 6 in G minor
Composed by Antonio Soler
Performed by David Schrader
Soler: Quintets for Harpsichord and Strings, Nos. 4, 5, 6, Music, Antonio Soler, David Schrader, Chicago Baroque Ensemble, Chamber, Chamber Music, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music
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Soler: Quintets for Harpsichord and Strings, Nos. 4, 5, 6
Antonio Soler , David Schrader , and Chicago Baroque Ensemble Manufacturer: Cedille ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  Chamber Music
| Forms & Genres
| Classical (c.1770-1830)
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical (c.1770-1830)
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Chamber Music
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B0000018ZK Release Date: 1996-11-19 |
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Album Description
Padre Antonio Soler's six quintets for harpsichord and string quartet are post-Baroque masterstrokes, blending Baroque and early Classical styles with a savory seasoning of Spanish folk music. The complete quintets are represented on two CDs, sold separately, and are the only currently available recordings in any format of Soler's quintets, according to the fall 1996 Schwann Opus catalog, and form the first complete set on CD. (The first three quintets are available on Volume I.) "In terms of crowd-pleasing qualities, the last three quintets of Soler may even eclipse their predecessors," says record producer James Ginsburg. "Yet they also reward the serious listener." In fact, Ginsburg suggest that newcomers may want to start with the second and newest Soler CD, and then, if it whets their appetite, pick up the earlier CD. While formally less diverse than the first three quintets, the latter three are especially lyrical and offer a stimulating variety of moods and timbres which -- at least in the hands of the present performers -- evoke the sound of woodwinds, chimes, harp, and even Spanish guitar. Cedille undertook the Soler quintets because they represent neglected yet pleasurable repertoire -- the label's hallmark -- and in Schrader, Cedille found a Chicago-based artist who championed Soler and could be counted on to give a world-class reading, Ginsburg says. The Chicago Baroque Ensemble, two of whose members performed on the first quintets CD, is a relatively new organization that testifies to the quality and depth of Chicago's period-instrument community. Though rare even on LP, Soler's quintets charmed listeners of the vinyl era. American Record Guide (October 1964) deemed the Quintet No. 6, on Westminster Records, "well off the beaten track of repertoire" and of "considerable musical as well as historical value," with "lovely moments that are worth savoring for themselves." Reviewing a Vox LP set of the complete quintets, Stereo Review's Richard Freed wrote (October 1973), "All six of these are really so endearing that it would take a hard heart to resist the set, once exposed to it." Paul Henry Lang, in High Fidelity (October 1973), called them "charming, melodious, and euphonious compositions."Music Review:
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