TOP TEN QUINTET

[Anne]

ChamberNut and James, thank you both for the listings.

[SonicMan46]

Thanks for all the listings.  By any chance would you all mind going back to your list and giving the CD's you recommend?  I would be most grateful.

Hello Anne - boy, there are so many Quintets w/ a variety of instruments throughout the ages - below, I've quickly gone through my collection (and have probably missed some; and of course there are others that I do not own) - but, should help w/ some choices depending on what instruments you like together (double check the label & numbers - entered quickly) - Dave 

Atterberg, Kurt - Piano Quintet - Prunyi et al - Marco Polo (8.223405)
Beethoven, L. - Wind/Piano Quintet - Previn et al - Telarc (80114)
Berwald, Franz - Piano Quintets - Lundin-Uppsala - Naxos (8.553970)
Boccherini, Luigi - Flute, Piano, Guitar, & String Quintets - so many!
Brahms, Johannes - Piano Quintet - New Budapist SQ - Hyperion Dyad (22018)
Bridge, Frank - Quintet & Sextet - Raphael Ensemble - Hyperion (67426)
Bruch, Max - Octet & Quintets - Ensemble Ulfhoelscher - CPO (999 451-2)
Danzi, Franz - Wind Quintets - Thompson Wind Quintets - Naxos (3 CDs)
Dohnanyi, Earnst - Piano Quintets - Schubert Ensemble - Hyperion (66786)
Dvorak, Antonin - String Quintet/Sextet - Raphael Ensemble - Hyperion (66308)
Eybler, Joseph - String Quintet/Trio - Quintett Momento- MDG (603 1321-2)
Farrenc, Louise - Piano Quintets - Linos Ensemble - CPO (999 194-2)
Faure, Gabriel - Piano Quintets - Quintetto di Roma - Claves (50-8603)
Foote, Arthur - Piano Quintet/Str. Quartet - Barbaggalo - Naxos (8.559009)
Franck, Cesar - Piano Quintet - Tacchino et al - Verany (792032)
Franck, Eduard - Piano/Str. Quintets - Edinger Quartett - Audite (20.033)
Glass, Louis - Piano Quintet/Sextet - Coopenhagen Classic - CPO (777 062-2)
Goetz, Hermann - Piano Quartet/Quintet - Marrion-Pro Arte - ASV (1157)
Herzogenberg, Heinrich - Wind Quintet/Trio - Triendl et al - CPO (777 081-2)
Kuhlau, Friedrich - Flute Quintets - Stinton-Prospero - ASV (979)
Magnard, Alberic - Wind Quintet - Aura Ensemble - Thorofon (2375)
Mendelssohn, Felix - Octet/Quartets/Quintets - Hausmusik - Virgin (180925)
Mengal, Martin - Wind Quintets - Das Reicha - NCA (60138-310)
Mozart, WA - see Beethoven; obviously many version available!
Nielsen, Carl - Wind Quintet (et al) - Oslo Winds - Naxos (8.553210)
Onslow, George - Quintets (various w/ others) - CPO & Brilliant
Onslow, George - String Quintets - many - check MDG & Sony
Raff, Joachim - Piano Quintet/Sextet - Ensemble Vill Musica - MDG (1181-2)
Reicha, Anton - Bassoon, Clarinet, Oboe & Wind Quintets - many (check out!)
Reinecke, Carl - Piano Quintet/Quartets - Linos Ensemble - CPO (999 618-2)
Ries, Ferdinand - Piano Quintet - Nepomuk Quintet - Brilliant (92200)
Rimsky-Korsakov, N. - Piano Quintet-Str.Sextet - Prague - Praga (250188)
Romberg, Andreas - Clarinet & Flute Quintets - Helios & Naxos (check out!)
Schubert, Franz - String Quartets/Quintet - Emersons - DG (459 151-2)
Shostakovich, D. - Piano Quintet/Trio - Nash Ensemble - Virgin (61760 2)
Sobeck, Johann - Wind Quintets - Albert Schwietzer Q. - CPO (777 203-2)
Spohr, Louis - String Quintets - Naxos (several - check out!)
Suk, Josef - Piano Quartet/Quintet - Nash Ensemble - Hyperion (67448)
Taneyev, Sergey - Piano Quintet/Trio - Pletnev et al - DG (477 5419)
Thuille, Ludwig - Piano Quintets - Triendl et al - CPO (777 090-2)
Von Weber, CM - Clarinet Quintet - see Onslow above