Quintet In C, D 956 • Rondo In A, D 438

ⓅⒸ 1991 Sony Classical GmbH. Manufactured in Austria. Printed in Holland / Imprimé en Hollande. For this recording 20-bit technology was used for "high definition sound." Total time: 67'40. Digital recording. Stereo. This recording was produced in cooperation with the Division of Musical History, Smithsonian Institution. Recording Place: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, November 3-6, 1990. Cover painting: Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841), 'Spreeufer bei Stralau' (Nationalgalerie Berlin). The 40-page booklet contains notes in English, German, French and Italian plus a track and credits-list. Booklet and CD are stored in a standard jewel case with black tray. Performed on Stradivarius Instruments from the Collections of the Division of Musical History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington. The instruments are: > Vera Beths: • Quintet: Violin; Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1687, the Ole Bull • Rondo: Solo Violin; Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1727 (not from Smithsonian collection) > Lisa Rautenberg: • Quintet: Violin; Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1709, the Greffuhle • Rondo: Violin; Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1687, the Ole Bull > Steven Dann: • Quintet and Rondo: Viola; Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1695, the Herbert Axelrod > Kenneth Slowik: • Quintet: Violoncello; Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1688, the Marylebone > Jody Gatwood: • Rondo: Violin; Anotnio Stradivari, Cremona, 1709, the Greffuhle > Anner Bylsma: • Quintet and Rondo: Violoncello; Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1701, the Servais