Goldner String Quartet - Bloch: Piano Quintets

Serenity and meditation contrast with melancholy and savagery; primitive passions yield to poignancy, nobility and tenderness in Bloch�s accomplished chamber music. Five substantial pieces are recorded here, dating from different stages of the composer�s career and demonstrating both the programmatic elements of his writing and his Impressionistic side. Bloch�s deep affinity for string instruments and the piano is also given ample expression in these works, all of which deserve a permanent place in the chamber music repertoire. They are given performances of great vitality and sensitivity by the Goldner String Quartet and Piers Lane.