Composer: Franz Peter Schubert
Performer: Alban Berg Quartett
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Warner
Catalogue: 5419720579
Release: 2023
Size: 1.05 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
String Quintet in C major, D956
01. I. Allegro ma non troppo
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Scherzo. Presto – Trio. Andante sostenuto
04. IV. Allegretto – Più allegro
String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D810 ‘Death and the Maiden’
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Andante con moto
07. III. Scherzo. Allegro molto – Trio
08. IV. Presto
String Quartet No. 9 in G minor, D173
09. I. Allegro con brio
10. II. Andantino
11. III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace – Trio
12. IV. Allegro
String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 125 No. 1, D. 87
13. I. Allegro moderato
14. II. Scherzo. Prestissimo – Trio
15. III. Adagio
16. IV. Allegro
String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D804 ‘Rosamunde’
17. I. Allegro ma non troppo
18. II. Andante
19. III. Menuetto. Allegretto – Trio
20. IV. Allegro moderato
String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D887
21. I. Allegro molto moderato
22. II. Andante un poco moto
23. III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace – Trio. Allegretto
24. IV. Allegro assai
25. String Quartet No. 12 in C minor (fragment), D703 ‘Quartettsatz’
Piano Quintet in A major, D667 ‘The Trout’
26. I. Allegro vivace
27. II. Andante
28. III. Scherzo. Presto
29. IV. Tema con variazione. Andantino
30. V. Finale. Allegro giusto
The Alban Berg Quartett approach Schubert with classical discipline while vividly conveying the mysterious fervent power that is so instantaneously unique in the composer’s works. They capture the quintessentially Viennese spirit of Schubert, as ABQ’s members were all nurtured in the city’s musical tradition. While relishing the scope of Schubert’s often daring musical designs, they bring an intimate understanding of the composer’s mercurial shifts of emotion.
“The Quartet’s playing is breathtaking in terms of tonal blend, ensemble and intonation.” Gramophone about “Death and the Maiden” and “Rosamunde” │ “Few groups have the Berg’s grasp of the intimate link between innocence and terror in Schubert’s late works. Over and over in these masterly performances, nostalgic beauty leads to anguish and back again — ideally paced and executed.” The New York Times about the String Quintet