Bruch: String Quintets & Octet - Nash Ensemble

String Quintet in E flat major Op posth.[17'13]1Andante con moto[2'53]2Allegro[3'24]3Andante con moto[4'56]4Andante con moto – Allegro ma non troppo vivace[6'00]String Quintet in A minor Op posth.[23'23]5Allegro[9'20]6Allegro molto[3'36]7Adagio non troppo[3'45]8Allegro[6'42]String Octet in B flat major Op posth.[22'08]9Allegro moderato[10'04]10Adagio[6'20]11Allegro molto[5'44] Music which belies the date and circumstances of its composition. All three works were written in the immediate aftermath of World War I, yet inhabit a sound world of Brahmsian richness and warmth—very much the product of the composer of the famous Violin Concerto. The Nash Ensemble are ideal interpreters.