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Ludwig van Beethoven: Quintet for Piano and Winds Op. 16, Septet Op. 20

by Czech Nonet, Ivan Klánský

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Works for wind instruments, or those whose instrumentation included them, constituted a particularly popular genre in the era of Viennese classicism. Beethoven also composed a whole series of works of this genre, including his Quintet for Piano and Winds Op. 16 in E flat major, composed in 1796 during his concert tour in Prague and Berlin. The parallel with Mozart’s Quintet K. 452 cannot be ignored - because of their common key and the succession of the different movements. The graceful and playful character of the work is also reminiscent of the model much esteemed by Beethoven. The value he placed on this work is reflected in the fact that he included it several times in the program of his own public concerts as a pianist and that he also wrote a version for quartet with piano and three string instruments. “So get my Septet out a little more promptly...the masses are waiting.” It was in these terms that Beethoven, in 1802, asked his publisher to make haste. His audience does not hold it against him for this uncharming appreciation: today, like Schubert’s Octet, the Septet for Strings and Winds Op. 20 ranks among the most popular works for large instrumental ensemble.

Awards: Choc by Le Monde de la Musique, Recommended by Classica, 5 by Diapason, BBC Music Magazine

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released February 1, 2003

Czech Nonet (Ensemble)
Ivan Klánský (Piano)

Recorded in Lichtenstein Palace, Martinu Concert Hall, Academy of Music, Prague, November 23-24, 26, 2002

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