William Sterndale Bennett
(13 April 1816 – 1 February 1875) was an English composer, pianist, conductor and music educator. At the age of ten Bennett was admitted to the London Royal Academy of Music (RAM), where he remained for ten years. By the age of twenty, he had begun to make a reputation as a concert pianist, and his compositions received high praise. Among those impressed by Bennett was the German composer Felix Mendelssohn, who invited him to Leipzig. There Bennett became friendly with Robert Schumann, who shared Mendelssohn's admiration for his compositions. Bennett spent three winters composing and performing in Leipzig.
Piano Sextet in F-Sharp Minor, Op.8 (1835/19세)
Mov.I: Allegro moderato ma con passione 00:00
Mov.II: Quasi presto 11:42
Mov.III: Andante grazioso 20:02
Mov.IV: Finale Allegro assai ed energico 28:19
Piano: Ilona Prunyi
Violin I: András Kiss
Violin II: Ferenc Balogh
Viola: László Barsony
Cello: Károly Botvay
Double bass: Péter Kubina