Ernst Breidenbach - Complete Pno Qrts & Pno Sextet Op. 5 [CD]

Genre: Classical Artists · Label: Cpo Records · Format: CD · Edition year: 2026 <p>Caspar Joseph Brambach, who was two months younger than Johannes Brahms and survived him by almost five years, once basked in the glow of considerable attention. He studied and later taught at the Cologne Conservatory and was music director in Bonn for eight years before he dedicated himself solely to his own compositions, in which vocal music played a predominant role. His works for male chorus were especially well received, but his instrumental works were also popular. Brambach, who was from the Rhineland, left no doubt that the masters of the Romantic era, above all Robert Schumann, played an important role in his musical world. This first recording includes the sextet for piano and strings from his last year in Cologne and just as he moved to Bonn (around 1860). Also featured are his three piano quartets, the last of which the composer used to champion his ideals shortly before the turn of the 20th century.</p> <div data-bt-autogen> <p><strong>Tracklist:</strong></p> <ol> <li>Piano Sextet in C minor, Op. 5-Allegro Appassionato</li> <li>Piano Sextet in C minor, Op. 5-Allegro Energico</li> <li>Piano Sextet in C minor, Op. 5-Andante</li> <li>Piano Sextet in C minor, Op. 5-Allegro Vivace</li> <li>Piano Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 13-Andante - Allegro Molto</li> <li>Piano Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 13-Adagio</li> <li>Piano Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 13-Molto Allegro Vivace Quasi Presto</li> <li>Piano Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 13-Allegro Vivace, Ma Non Troppo</li> <li>Piano Quartet in a Minor, Op. 43-Andante Sostenuto - Allegro Con Brio</li> <li>Piano Quartet in a Minor, Op. 43-Andante Con Moto</li> <li>Piano Quartet in a Minor, Op. 43-Allegro Vivace</li> <li>Piano Quartet in a Minor, Op. 43-Allegro</li> <li>Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 110-Andante Espressivo - Allegro Agitato</li> <li>Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 110-Adagio Non Troppo</li> <li>Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 110-Scherzo. Allergo Molto Vivace</li> <li>Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 110-Un Poco Adagio - Allegro Vivace</li> </ol> <p><strong>UPC:</strong> 761203565320<br><strong>Label:</strong> Cpo Records<br><strong>Release Date:</strong> 5.29.26<br><strong>Format:</strong> CD</p> </div>