Antonín Dvořák : String Quintet in E flat major , Op. 97
Allegro non tanto
Allegro vivo - Un poco meno mosso
Larghetto with five variations
Variation 1. Un poco più mosso
Variation 2. A little more noisy
Variation 3. Un poco più mosso
Variation 4. A little less noisy
Variation 5. Un poco più mosso
Tail. Less mossy
Finale. Allegro giusto

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Bruno Bjelinski : Plaisanteries , for strings
Andantino
Allegro
Lento
Allegretto scherzando
Andante
Allegro

Niccolò Paganini : La Campanella , for viola and strings

Giovanni Bottesini : Fantasia sulla Sonnambula di Bellini , for double bass and strings

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky : Andante cantabile , for cello and strings, op. 62

Pablo de Sarasate : Carmen suite , for violin and strings

Luiz Felipe Coelho, first violin
Romano Tommasini, second violin
Wolfgang Talirz, viola
Monika Leskovar, cello (guest)
Gunars Upatnieks, double bass

The Berlin Philharmonic String Quintet is unique in its line-up: unlike other quintets in which the string quartet, consisting of two violins, a viola and a cello, is expanded with another viola or a second cello, here the line-up is completed by a double bass. This means that all five string groups of the orchestra are represented. The Berlin Philharmonic String Quintet thus crosses the line from a pure chamber ensemble, such as the string quartet, to a formation of symphonic dimensions. Although there are few original works for this ensemble, and the quintet performs many works in arrangements, the musicians consciously decided on this combination of instruments: "In our experience, the breadth of sound in the compositions increases enormously."

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