One of the best-kept secrets of chamber music, Beethoven' String Quintet in C major, Op. 29, was written between the well-known 'early' and 'middle' string quartets. This strangely neglected masterpiece of startling originality is coupled here with Beethoven's own transcription for string quintet of his early Piano Trio in C minor and the Fugue in D major, a musical curiosity written as an inducement to his publisher to make fewer printing errors.

Tracklist:

String Quintet In C Major, Op. 29: I. Allegro Moderato
String Quintet In C Major, Op. 29: Ii. Adagio Molto Espressivo
String Quintet In C Major, Op. 29: Iii. Scherzo: Allegro
String Quintet In C Major, Op. 29: Iv. Presto
String Quintet In C Minor, Op. 104 (Arr. Of Piano Trio, Op. 1, No. 3): I. Allegro Con Brio
String Quintet In C Minor, Op. 104 (Arr. Of Piano Trio, Op. 1, No. 3): Ii. Andante Cantabile Con Variazioni
String Quintet In C Minor, Op. 104 (Arr. Of Piano Trio, Op. 1, No. 3): Iii. Menuetto: Quasi Allegro
String Quintet In C Minor, Op. 104 (Arr. Of Piano Trio, Op. 1, No. 3): Iv. Finale: Prestissimo
Fugue In D Major, Op. 137

UPC: 747313222179
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 6.29.10
Format: CD

Fine Arts Quartet - String Quintets (CD)