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The String Quintet in C Major, together with the String Quartet in G Major (D887), the ‘Great’ Symphony in C Major (D944), and the Piano Sonatas in A Major (D959) and B flat Major (D960), represents the climax of Schubert’s instrumental oeuvre. At the same time, the quintet is one of the most remarkable compositions in the entire repertoire of Romantic chamber music. The C Major String Quintet is one of those musical enigmas whose mystery is only deepened by repeated hearings. What inspired Schubert to compose such remarkably beautiful music, and why did no one notice it until the quintet was published in 1853, 25 years after the composer’s death? Our first impulse is to put a dramatic or tragic interpretation on this sequence of events, all the more because Schubert composed the quintet only a few months before his death...
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String Quintet in C major, Op. 163, D. 956 (Franz Schubert)
Franz Schubert, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Pieter Wispelwey, MainArtist - Orpheus String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
2006 Channel Classics Records 2006 Channel Classics Records
Franz Schubert, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Pieter Wispelwey, MainArtist - Orpheus String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
2006 Channel Classics Records 2006 Channel Classics Records
Franz Schubert, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Pieter Wispelwey, MainArtist - Orpheus String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
2006 Channel Classics Records 2006 Channel Classics Records
Franz Schubert, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Pieter Wispelwey, MainArtist - Orpheus String Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
2006 Channel Classics Records 2006 Channel Classics Records
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The String Quintet in C Major, together with the String Quartet in G Major (D887), the ‘Great’ Symphony in C Major (D944), and the Piano Sonatas in A Major (D959) and B flat Major (D960), represents the climax of Schubert’s instrumental oeuvre. At the same time, the quintet is one of the most remarkable compositions in the entire repertoire of Romantic chamber music. The C Major String Quintet is one of those musical enigmas whose mystery is only deepened by repeated hearings. What inspired Schubert to compose such remarkably beautiful music, and why did no one notice it until the quintet was published in 1853, 25 years after the composer’s death? Our first impulse is to put a dramatic or tragic interpretation on this sequence of events, all the more because Schubert composed the quintet only a few months before his death...
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 4 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:01
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Pieter Wispelwey Orpheus String Quartet
- Composer: Franz Schubert
- Label: Channel Classics
- Genre: Classical
2006 Channel Classics Records 2006 Channel Classics Records
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