Wilhelm Berger - Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 95

- Composer: Wilhelm Reinhard Berger (9 August 1861 -- 16 January 1911) - Performers: Jost Michaels (piano), Susanne Rabenschlag (violin), Peter Stein (violin), Karin Wolf (viola), Didier Poskin (cello) - Year of recording: 1993 Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 95, written in 1904. 00:00 - I. Allegro non troppo ed energico 17:20 - II. Poco adagio 28:40 - III. Molto vivace 37:17 - IV. Allegro moderato e con brio Wilhelm Berger (not to be confused with Wilhelm Peterson-Berger!) was born in Boston but returned to Germany with his family within a year of his birth. He grew up in Bremen where he received his first lessons in voice and piano. A scholarship allowed him to study with the famous composition teacher Friedrich Kiel in Berlin at the Hochschule für Musik. After graduating, he held a number of teaching positions, including that of Professor of Composition at the Royal Academy. He also served as director of the famous Meiningen Court Orchestra. Berger