Title: Piano Quartets & String Trio
Artist: Oliver Triendl
Label: Cpo Records
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 761203515028
Genre: Classical Artists
Release Date: 2026-01-30
Number of Discs: 2

There are such defining moments in life. On the path towards one's own calling, there is an encounter with one of the greats, and everything is suddenly different. For the young Robert Kahn, the moment came on one day in 1886 when he met Johannes Brahms. The maestro from Northern Germany was apparently able to put many sympathetic strings in motion upon meeting the young composer from Mannheim. This resulted in an oeuvre in which his chamber music from duo to quintet often strikes a tone that we recognise from his role model. Without ever copying his mentor, Kahn thrives on his full-bodied and opulent voice leading, which gives the three piano quartets in particular a symphonic dimension. Next to these is the spirited transparency of the Serenade for string trio from 1933, when the music world congratulated Johannes Brahms on his 100th birthday. Robert Kahn is not afraid to occasionally take the master at his word

Tracks:
1.1 Piano Quartet No. 1 in B minor, Op. 14~Allegro ma non troppo
1.2 Piano Quartet No. 1 in B minor, Op. 14~Andante
1.3 Piano Quartet No. 1 in B minor, Op. 14~Allegro molto
1.4 Piano Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 30~Allegro energico
1.5 Piano Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 30~Larghetto
1.6 Piano Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 30~Allegretto grazioso
1.7 Piano Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 30~Vivace ma non troppo
2.1 Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 41~Allegro molto moderato
2.2 Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 41~Vivace con brio
2.3 Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 41~Andante sostenuto
2.4 Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 41~Allegro molto
2.5 Serenade for String Trio in A minor~Allegretto grazioso e moderato
2.6 Serenade for String Trio in A minor~Vivace
2.7 Serenade for String Trio in A minor~Allegro con grazia