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Titel:
Max Reger
Chamber Music Vol. 4
Piano Quartet op.133 A minor
3 Duos op. 131b for two violins
Musicians:
Mannheimer Streichquartett
Claudius Tanski, piano
Number of CDs: 1
Order Number:
MDG 336 0714-2
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Prizewinning Team
Following on their prizewinning release of Reger's chamber
music, the Mannheim String Quartet and Claudius Tanski
have once again teamed up for another stunning world
premiere: Reger's central Piano Quartet in A minor op. 133
and his Duos op. 131b.
Against Doctor’s Orders
Reger was never one to follow doctor's orders, even after
his complete nervous and physical breakdown in February
1914. He had hardly settled in Merano to recuperate when
he bought music paper and sat down to write his "Three
Duos in the Old Style op. 131b." And the Piano Quartet op.
133 soon followed.
Like No Other
The critics were full of praise for the Leipzig premiere of
Reger's op. 133, "In short, this is an extraordinarily beautiful
composition, in its magnificence of sound like no other in
Reger's chamber oeuvre." Others even opined that it was
"the most substantial work brought forth by modern
chamber music."
Simply the Tops
The Mannheim String Quartet began earning top praise and
top prizes a mere two years after its founding. In the years
following 1983 it earned first prize after first prize at
competitions such as the Karl Klinger Competition in
Hanover, International String Quartet Competition in Evian,
and German Music Competition in Bonn. Today the four
instrumentalists regularly perform at the top international
festivals.
Celebrity Endorsement
The great French composer Jean Françaix said of the
Mannheim String Quartet, "Their rhythm, teamwork, and
typically German sense of structure combine with fantasy
and sensibility in the most wonderful way. I have never
heard anything like this, except in my head, during the most
meticulous score-reading."
On a Rave Wave
Vol. 5 brought the Mannheim String Quartet and Claudius
Tanski countless rave reviews, and this MDG chamber
music CD was also awarded the German Record Critics
Prize and ECHO Classic Award in 1997.
Max Reger: Chamber Music Vol. 1
String Quartets op. 54, 1-2, String Trio op. 77b
Mannheimer Streichquartett MDG 336 0711-2
Max Reger: Chamber Music Vol. 5
Piano Quartet op. 133 with Serenade op. 141a
Claudius Tanski, Mannheimer Streichquartett.
MDG 336 0715-2
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