Rimsky-Korsakov - Quintet for Flute Clarinet Horn Bassoon and Piano in B-flat (1981)

1. Allegro con brio
2. Andante – Fughetta – Andante
3. Rondo – Allegretto 		play

Nash Ensemble of London:
Ian Brown - piano 
Judith Pearce - flute 
Antony Pay - clarinet 
John Pigneguy - horn 
Brian Wightman – bassoon

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Quintet for piano, flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon was written in 1876 for a chamber music competition. It was not a successful entry, losing out to a composition by Czech composer Eduard Napravník. The Quintet has three movements; the first, Allegro con brio, is "in the classical style of Beethoven" according to the composer. Conversely, its style is very different from every other work of Rimsky-Korsakov. The second, Andante, in contrast, is the direct product of Rimky-Kortsakov's "Russianness." It opens with a horn melody accompanied with piano chords. Together, the winds create an atmosphere tinged with melancholy, while the piano accompanies for most of the time. The third, Rondo, Allegretto vivace, begins as a dance tune that gradually becomes more serious until the rhythm stops altogether. After an complicated section for solo piano, the dance rhythm of the beginning is reintroduced for the closing pages. ---Rovi

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