Bruch: String Quintets & Octet - Nash Ensemble

String Quintet in E flat major Op posth.[17'13]
1
Andante con moto[2'53]
2
Allegro[3'24]
3
Andante con moto[4'56]
4
Andante con moto – Allegro ma non troppo vivace[6'00]
String Quintet in A minor Op posth.[23'23]
5
Allegro[9'20]
6
Allegro molto[3'36]
7
Adagio non troppo[3'45]
8
Allegro[6'42]
String Octet in B flat major Op posth.[22'08]
9
Allegro moderato[10'04]
10
Adagio[6'20]
11
Allegro molto[5'44]

Music which belies the date and circumstances of its composition. All three works were written in the immediate aftermath of World War I, yet inhabit a sound world of Brahmsian richness and warmth—very much the product of the composer of the famous Violin Concerto. The Nash Ensemble are ideal interpreters.