Bernhard Päuler

The Oettingen-Wallerstein court composer, whom Mozart respectfully dubbed the 'Papa of piano players', succeeded in creating one of the most endearing rococo pieces with this quintet.

Frist Edition

First Edition

From the illustrious Neapolitan collection of 24 'Concerti di Flauti, Violino, Violetta e Basso Di Diversi Autori' of 1725. A work that works both solo and with choral string instrumentation.

First Edition

For a long time relegated to the realm of neat utility music, one finds this 'nonchalance', the refinement with which Hoffmeister always knows how to animate the 'conversation' between the musicians a...

Edited from the first edition

The quartet, as in his 3 quintets, reflects the development of clarinet playing and its turn towards the cantabile moments of expression 'inherent' in the instrument. C. M. v. Weber dedicated his two...

Edited from the First Edition.

Edited from the first edition

Edited from the original edition. Das schmale, in melodischer und harmonischer Hinsicht ungemein faszinierende Instrumentalwerk ruft nach einer Renaissance.

Quartet I: C major, Quartet II: G major

First Edition

This quadro with a splendid fugue in the middle movement, which previously appeared only in a score collection, is presented here for the first time in a complete set of parts.

First Edition

Conceived largely in the tonal realm, the work is able to enhance the sparse 'Romantic' string repertoire through its highly condensed harmonic-linear layout.