Frank Bridge: Klavierquintett auf CD

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Frank Bridge is one of those composers who has been generally dismissed for his »Englishness« and is probably remembered best today as the teacher of Benjamin Britten. But this disc of chamber music will radically change this appraisal. It particularly reveals Bridge's strong French influence, the dance-like quality of his writing darkened with a brooding inspiration, and the music's dramatic and emotional heart. Three important and very different works are collected here: the elegant early Idylls, the ambitious Piano Quintet and the extraordinary String Quartet No 4, Bridge's last chamber work, written during a period of near-fatal illness, yet displaying a progressive, forward-looking musical language that shows the great range of this undervalued composer.

We are delighted to welcome the Goldner Quartet back to Hyperion for their second disc. Their first—also featuring pianist Piers Lane—was universally acclaimed as a truly great chamber recording, and has been nominated for a BBC Music Magazine award.

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»This is an absolutely splendid disc, with powerful, committed performances that illuminate Bridge's mastery of chamber music« (BBC Music Magazine)

»Bridge's musical personality shines through in the sweeping phrases, tinged with a certain brooding quality … The performance by Piers Lane and the Goldner Quartet is very fine, with a particularly strong sense of musical line … This newcomer on Hyperion is especially welcome« (International Record Review)

»The tremendous sweep of Frank Bridge's chamber music is beautifully captured in this revelatory CD … The Goldner Quartet really understand this music and with masterly pianist Piers Lane throw welcome light on a neglected page of British music« (The Observer)

»An important and fascinating disc, which anyone interested in 20th-century music should hear« (The Guardian)