Robert Schumann - Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44

- Composer: Robert Schumann (8 June 1810 -- 29 July 1856) - Performers: Martha Argerich (piano), Dora Schwarzberg (violin), Lucia Hall (violin), Nobuko Imai (viola), Mischa Maisky (cello) - Year of recording: 1994 Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44, written in 1842. 00:00 - I. Allegro brillante 09:07 - II. In Modo d’una Marcia. Un poco largamente 18:13 - III. Scherzo. Molto vivace - Trio 1 & 2 22:39 - IV. Allegro, ma non troppo Robert Schumann’s Quintet for piano and strings in E flat major has earned a place of distinction among piano quintets, one of only a handful, including Johannes Brahms’ one entry in the genre and Dvorák’s Op. 81 [both uploaded on this channel], that are known to more than just a few performers. Although Schumann’s merits as a composer of “pure“ instrumental music have been debated, no astute listener can doubt that the E flat Quintet is the product of a most fertile musical imagination -- fresh, buoyant, and