Composed in September of 1828, during the final weeks of Schubert's life, the Quintet in C for two violins, viola and two cellos was the composer's last instrumental work and ranks among his greatest ...
Valentin Erben (cello), Belcea Quartet EMI Classics 967 0252 (2 CDs)***** An on-form Belcea Quartet here offer Schubert's last three chamber works for strings, the great C major String Quintet, the ...
Coming in at No 3 behind Beethoven’s Choral Symphony and Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto, Schubert’s C major String Quintet of 1828 has long been a favourite on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, ...
Fitting Schubert's heavenly string quintet and the final two quartets, all substantial works, on to just two discs is quite a feat, but the price to be paid is that the G major quartet is awkwardly ...
Schubert’s career was marked by admiration for Beethoven and his desire to match the heights achieved by his hero. In his “perfect” Quintet, possibly the best longform piece of chamber music ever ...
The Arcanto Quartett, founded in 2002 and consisting of four fine soloists – Antje Weithaas and Daniel Sepec (violins), Tabea Zimmermann (viola) and Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) – brings dazzling ...
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