CLASSIC AL A UDI O AUDITE SAINT-SAËNS PIANO QUINTET & STRING QUARTET NO. 1 AUD97728 | 4022143977281 1 CD | SRP: US $18.99 CA $22.99 COMPOSER: Camille Saint-Saëns ARTIST: Quartetto di Cremona • Andrea Lucchesini (piano) • Andrea Lumachi (double bass) TRACK LIST: Piano Quintet in A Minor, Op. 14 01. I. Allegro moderato e maestoso 02. II. Andante sostenuto 03. III. Presto 04. IV. Allegro assai, ma tranquillo String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 112 05. I. Allegro 06. II. Molto allegro quasi presto 07. III. Molto adagio 08. IV. Allegro non troppo • On this release the award-winning Quartetto di Cremona draws on sixteen years of giving concerts and making recordings. Leading Italian pianist Andrea Lucchesini joins the ensemble for the Piano Quintet. • These two chamber works of Camille Saint-Saëns represent crucial stages in his oeuvre - the Piano Quintet, a work of early perfection, demonstrates his engagement with German Romanticism while the String Quartet, marks the transition into his late style. DISTRIBUTED BY RELEASE DATE: 10/14/16 NAXOS OF AMERICA | NAXOS OF CANADA | NEW RELEASE 21