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In 1927 Ornstein returned to the spotlight with a new work, his Quintette for Piano and Strings (Op. 92). Here was a piece of breadth and scope reflective of a mature musical mind. Its lyricism and super-charged expressivity seemed to be in sharp contrast to the hammering physicality of <i>Danse Sauvage</i> or <i>Suicide in an Airplane</i>, two of the show-stoppers from his days as a touring virtuoso. But what many perceived to be a regression in style was in fact an expansion of that earlier voice, now more reflective, more thoughtful, and more finished. Ornstein’s Quintette for Piano and Strings is an impassioned work that reveals the raw emotions of a proudly intuitive composer. It is a worthy companion to the quintets of Schumann, Brahms, Dvorák, Frank, Fauré, and Bloch, and like them it will stand the test of time.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.areditions.com/rr/rra/a051.html">table of contents and pricing information</a></td> <td width="15"></td> <td><a href="http://www.areditions.com/rr/rra/a051.html" target="A-R Window"><img alt="A-R" src="dotar_small.gif" border="0" width="24" height="24"></a></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p></p> <tr> <td> <tr> <td height="10"> <hr width="80%"> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><a href="index.htm">Home</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td> <td><a href="history_philosophy.htm">History &amp; Philosophy</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td> <td><a href="personnel.htm">Personnel</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td> <td><a href="contact.htm">Contact Information</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td> <td></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><a href="publications.htm">Publications</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td> <td><a href="sample.htm">Sample Edition</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td> <td><a href="projects.htm">Current Projects</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td> <td><a href="editors_info.htm">Information for Prospective Contributors</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> </table> <TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 BORDER=0 WIDTH=601> <TR> <TD WIDTH=601 ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=TOP> <hr> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P>&nbsp;<P>&nbsp;<P>&nbsp; </BODY>