

CX 5357
Dubois: Piano Quintet in F Major & Piano Quartet in A Minor
Label Catalogue Number:
555357-2
555357-2
Running Time: 00:59:37
Release Date: February 2021
Originally recorded in 2020
Originally recorded in 2020
Genre:
Classical
Chamber
Classical
Chamber
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Our discovery of the French composer Theodore Dubois continues with his piano chamber music, which for us here and now is very much new musical terrain: a Piano Quartet in the classic ensemble as well as a Piano Quintet as a fascinating exception to the rule with its string trio and oboe (instead of a second violin). The flawless design and tonal beauty of these works make us sit up and take notice, and by the way they were penned during the first decade of a new century by a composer who was almost seventy years old and now was focusing on the writing of chamber music. The Quintette pour violon, hautbois, alto et violoncelle was published in 1905, prior to the Piano Quartet, and its exquisite ensemble generates a special magnetism. Here the master aims at a noble, sensuous sumptuousness in the melody instruments in which the special color of the oboe now has its share. At the same time, the rich sound captivates the listener as chamber music building on a piano foundation and exclusively employing the character of this keyboard instrument as a sort of dramatic signal in the dialogue of the song lines during all the movements.
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Reviews
“… All of these artists come together, along with the indefatigable pianist Oliver Triendl, to give us highly satisfying performances of these strikingly handsome works by Théodore Dubois. One needn’t be a chamber music specialist to take deep pleasure in this music. It way be out of the mainstream due to its unfamiliarity, but by any and every measure of content, style and form, and in every other way, it clearly falls within the mainstream of related Romantic period repertoire. Very strongly recommended.”
Jerry Dubins – Fanfare – January/February 2022
Critics’ Choice 2021 – Donald Vroon
American Record Guide – January/February 2022
“… All of these artists come together, along with the indefatigable pianist Oliver Trendl, to give us highly satisfying performances of these strikingly handsome works by Théodore Dubois. One needn’t be a chamber music specialist to take deep pleasure in this music. It may be out of the mainstream due to its unfamiliarity, but by any and every measure of content, style, and form, and in every other way, it clearly falls within the mainstream of related Romantic period repertoire. Very strongly recommended.”
Jerry Dubins – Fanfare – July/August 2021
“… Certainly these two pieces are worth hearing …Both pieces were written around 1900, when he [Dubois] was no longer young or even very adventurous. They are well designed and involve lovely sonorities…”
Donald R Vroon – American Record Guide – July/August 2021
"... He [Triendl] and his colleagues are presented in a generous, warm acoustic, which enhances the resonance of the oboe and gives some real presence to the lower strings. All round, this is an attractive recording..."
Gavin Dixon – Fanfare – May/June 2021
***** Coup de Cœur
Jacques Bonnaure - Classica magazine (France) - May 2021
“If you’ve a passion for discovery – and occasionally enjoy music with a spoonful or two of sugar – then these works could really prove the ideal confection.”
Philip R Buttall – MusicWeb-International.com – 29 March 2021
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