Jean Sibelius; Christian Sinding - Piano Quintets (Pihtipudas Kvinteti)

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Composer: Jean Sibelius; Christian Sinding

• Sibelius - Piano Quintet in G minor
• Sinding - Piano Quintet in E minor, Op. 5

Pihtipudas Kvinteti

    Ella Untamala, piano (Sibelius)

    Jaakko Untamala, piano (Sinding)

    Götz Bernau, violin

    Antti Meurman, violin

    Ulla Kekko, viola

    Juha Malmivaara, cello

Date: 1994

Label: EDA

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Jean Sibelius (8 December 1865 – 20 September 1957) was a Finnish composer who is widely regarded as his country's greatest composer. His teachers included Martin Wegelius, Robert Fuchs and Karl Goldmark. The core of Sibelius' oeuvre is his set of seven symphonies, which are regularly performed and recorded in Finland and around the world. His other best-known compositions include Finlandia, the Karelia Suite, Valse triste, the Violin Concerto, the choral symphony Kullervo, and The Swan of Tuonela. Sibelius composed prolifically until the mid-1920s, then stopped producing major works in his last 30 years.

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Christian Sinding (1856–1941) was a Norwegian composer. He studied in Oslo and later at the Leipzig Conservatory in Germany under Salomon Jadassohn. Best remembered today for his lyrical piano work Frühlingsrauschen (1896), his works include over 130 opus numbers: four symphonies, three violin concertos, a piano concerto, an opera, and about 250 songs. Sinding's music combines the chromaticism of Liszt and Wagner with Nordic lyricism. Though celebrated in his time, his legacy was tarnished by a late-life affiliation with the Nazi Party. Modern scholarship and recordings are helping to revive interest in his music.

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