SCHUMANN / PENNARIO: Quartet for Piano and Strings / Part 1/4

Part-1 sostenuto assai - allegro ma non troppo

Leonard Pennario (piano)
Eudice Shapiro (violin)
Sanford Schonbach (viola)
Victor Gottlieb (cello)

Harris Goldsmith wrote in 'High Fidelity':

"Pennario's infallible sense of give-and-take prevents him from overpowering the more delicate string sonorities. The ardent impetuosity of the other players complements his approach, and he seems to be relishing the collaboration from beginning to end. The Schumann performance is a complete triumph, and it very nearly eclipses the somewhat overripe Festival Quartet edition for RCA Victor and the wiry, brusque Demus-Barylli for Westminster."

The images in this video are courtesy of Mary Kunz Goldman, who is the music critic of The Buffalo News and the authorized biographer of Leonard Pennario. Mary blogs daily about the adventure of chronicling a great pianist's life on her Web site, http://www.marykunzgoldman.com

Facebook users, we invite you to join the group "Leonard Pennario, America's Greatest Pianist."

Mary's music critic blog: http://www.goldmanmusic.blogspot.com/

Here's Part 2 of 4

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[MrLindenson]

PENNARIO!

[Vox572X]

mas cade a humildade penario"?

[Vox572X]

bello

[billyguns2]

A true chamber music collaboration, not just an assemblage of "superstars;" bravi! I was quite moved by this performance.

[trowuttatwo]

soaring, uplifting, magical :-)