Spohr, Louis > Budapest Haydn String Quartet

Spohr: String Quintets no 5 and 6 / Papp, Haydn Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-02-01

Works: Louis Spohr: String Quintet no 5 in G minor, Op. 106; String Quintet no 6 in E minor, Op. 129
Performers: Papp, Sandor
Conductors:
Ensemble: Budapest Haydn String Quartet

The 'Quintet No. 5' followed upon the tragic death of Spohr's daughter Therese at the age of nineteen. The initial movements are dark and sombre...continue...