FAURE: PIANO QUARTETS - DOMUS

Piano Quartet No 1 in C minor Op 15[ 29'22]
1
Allegro molto moderato [9'15]
2
Scherzo: Allegro vivo [5'08]
3
Adagio [7'09]
4
Allegro molto [7'50]

Piano Quartet No 2 in G minor Op 45[32'25]
5
Allegro molto moderato [10'49]
6
Allegro molto [3'19]
7
Adagio non troppo [10'20]
8
Allegro molto [7'57]

‘It's a long time since I've enjoyed a record so much on so many counts—performance, recording, presentation … and the music itself’ (Gramophone)

‘These performances of Fauré’s piano quartets from Domus are a highlight of the label and should be in every collection … an exquisitely vivacious reading. These sublime accounts have been without peer in this extraordinary contrasting pair of chamber masterpieces’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Music-making at the highest level of accomplishment’ (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

‘[An] exceptional disc. The performances rank with the best I know’ (International Record Review)

‘Remains one of the freshest and most enchanting recordings available of Fauré’s piano quartets’ (Amazon.co.uk)