CÉSAR FRANCK

Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 14 / M 7

Born in Belgium and having worked in France, César Franck, the 19th century romantic composer and organist, focused on traditional instrumental genres (symphony, symphonic poem, sonata, variations, chamber music) and oratorio. The list of his most significant works includes Symphony in D minor, Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, symphonic poems. However, it is Franck’s chamber music that is most often performed in concerts. His Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 14 is one of the most popular works of this genre in the history of music. Its premiere took place on January 17, 1880 in Paris. The piano part was performed by pianist and composer Camille Saint-Saëns, to whom this chamber opus was dedicated. However, this music, highly regarded today, did not fascinate Saint-Saëns – after the last chord, he instantly left the stage, leaving a score (the composer’s present) on a piano stand. In the Piano Quintet in F minor, Franck’s late opus, the composer combines his philosophical and emotional power with the subtle sophistication characteristic of French music.

One of Franck’s most beautiful works features the Vilnius String Quartet and pianist Golda Vainberg-Tatz, the renowned American and Israeli pedagogue, residing in New York.

PUBLISHED:  2018-10-24

PERFORMERS: VILNIUS STATE QUARTET

1st VIOLIN: DALIA KUZNECOVAITĖ

2nd VIOLIN: ARTŪRAS ŠILALĖ

VIOLA: MONIKA AUGULYTĖ

CELLO: AUGUSTINAS VASILIAUSKAS

PIANO: GOLDA VAINBERG-TATZ