Evgeny Kissin (piano)

Emerson Quartet

Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K478
Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor Op. 15
Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57, 3. Scherzo (Allegretto)

• Pianist Evgeny Kissin is teaming up with Emerson String Quartet for a chamber music live recording from sold out Carnegie Hall, in April 2018.

• A super star fusion of musicians performing mesmerizing repertoire: an exquisite Fauré, a stormy Mozart and a sweepingly sensual Dvořák.

• This is a rare moment in which one of the world’s most acclaimed pianists can be witnessed as a chamber musician. Thus, this recording, presenting Kissin and the ESQ performing chamber music repertoire, constitutes a novelty in DG’s catalogue.

• With 9 Grammy Awards and 3 Gramophone Awards to date, the Emerson String Quartet bestrides the world of chamber music like a colossus.

• They are without a question among the world’s most impressive string quartets and, founded in 1976, playing today as passionate and inquisitive as ever.

• The idea to play together, reaches back a couple of years, and has been immediately embraced enthusiastically by all five musicians.

"Jevgeni Kissin ei ole tullut tunnetuksi kamarimuusikkona, mutta yhdysvaltalaisen Emerson-kvartetin kanssa yhteissoitto on ainutkertaisen korkeatasoista. (...) On hienoa kuulla tähtimuusikoiden innoittavan toisiaan dramaattiseen, mutta samalla tasapainoiseen, taiturillisesti kipunoivaan, mutta myös suloiset yksityiskohdat huomoivaan soittoon." - Antti Häyrynen, Rondo 10/2019.