Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Viel Lärmen um Nichts

My transcription of the Intermezzo from *Much Ado About Nothing* for piano quintet follows Korngold’s original very closely and omits as little as possible from the orchestral version, even though it was unavoidable that certain parts had to be distributed among other instruments. I find it particularly lovely as an encore to a piano quintet program, especially if that program includes Korngold’s own masterful Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Piano, Op. 15!

— Tom Poster