classical music: Beethoven: Quintet in E flat, Op. 16; Septet in E flat, Op. 20

classical music: Beethoven: Quintet in E flat, Op. 16; Septet in E flat, Op. 20 | Ludwig van Beethoven, NY Philomusica, ...

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	Beethoven: Quintet in E flat, Op. 16; Septet in E flat, Op. 20 Ludwig van Beethoven, NY Philomusica, ... NY Philomusica, 1999 view larger image
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The quintet is for the same instrumentation employed to such great effect by Beethoven's predecessor, Mozart. Meg Bachman Vas makes her recording debut with New York Philomusica Records in an ebullient and poetic account of the work, lovingly supported and enveloped by her woodwind collaborators. Todd Phillips fully realizes the extraordinary violin part of the piece which was Beethoven's most popular during his lifetime. Needless to say, Vas' and Phillips' collaborators do them justice. One cannot tire of hearing such beautifully proportioned music in all its variety of melody, form and modulation, even though both compositions are in the key of E-flat.

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