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| UK chamber group The Nash Ensemble performs the String Quintet in E flat major (Op. 4) and the String Quintet in C major (Op. 29). |
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| 1 String Quintet in E flat major (after the Octet, Op. 103), Op. 4: Allegro con brio |
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| 2 String Quintet in E flat major (after the Octet, Op. 103), Op. 4: Andante |
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| 3 String Quintet in E flat major (after the Octet, Op. 103), Op. 4: Menuetto più Allegretto - Trio |
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| 4 String Quintet in E flat major (after the Octet, Op. 103), Op. 4: Presto |
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| 5 String Quintet in C major ('Storm'), Op. 29: Allegro moderato |
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| 6 String Quintet in C major ('Storm'), Op. 29: Adagio molto espressivo |
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| 7 String Quintet in C major ('Storm'), Op. 29: Scherzo: Allegro - Trio |
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| 8 String Quintet in C major ('Storm'), Op. 29: Presto - Andante con moto e scherzoso - Tempo 1 |
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Album Review
Beethoven's official String Quintet, the C major published as Opus 29, is a relatively unknown work, but his unofficial String Quintet, the E flat major published as Opus 4, is nearly completely unrecorded. A thorough re-working by the composer of his Octet for winds later published as Opus 103, the E flat major String Quintet is young Beethoven at his stylish best: sweetly lyrical, dryly witty, energetically rhythmic and perfectly proportioned. Thankfully, all these qualities are captured in this 2007 recording by England's Nash Ensemble which, appropriately enough, is coupled with the C major Quintet. In both cases, the works are given wholly admirable performances. The Nash's tone is incisive but with plenty of body, its rhythms are muscular but not muscle-bound, and its ensemble is tight but with enough give to let every line sound. Though there have been other fine recordings of the C major Quintet -- one thinks first of the Kuijken family's splendid recent account coupled with the String Quartet Opus 59 No. 3 -- this recording has the virtue of including both Quintets. Hyperion's digital sound is crisp and clear but with a real sense of place and time. ~ James Leonard, All Music Guide
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