Pettman Ensemble: Pleyel: String Quintets, Ben. 271–273 - COMPACT DISCS

Pettman Ensemble: Pleyel: String Quintets, Ben. 271–273 - COMPACT DISCS

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Title:

Pleyel: String Quintets, Ben. 271–273

Artist:

Pettman Ensemble

Label:

Naxos

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

747313449279

Genre:

Classical Artists

Release Date:

2026-07-10

Number of Discs:

1

The name Pleyel is chiefly remembered today as a piano manufacturer, but the company's founding figure Ignaz Pleyel, a former pupil of Haydn, was one of the most acclaimed composers of the late 18th century. The success of Pleyel's finely wrought twelve string quintets, three of which are heard on this album, inspired Mozart to compose his own quintets in C major and G minor. Their appeal lies in their well-paced balance between crackling energy and lyrical expansiveness. These highly accomplished works are sprightly, good-humoured, and filled with such an intrinsic lightness and grace that they are guaranteed to delight as much now as they did centuries ago.

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