Schubert's String Quartet in D minor D. 810 was not published around the time of its composition; it disappeared and was only privately premiered on February 1, 1826.
Instruments
The Minetti Quartett performs on valuable historical instruments, including two violins by G. B. Guadagnini and a cello by G. Tononi, on loan from the Austrian National Bank.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy believed his music spoke for itself and refused to explain it in words, only providing reference points for listeners' imaginations.
Performer Biography
The Minetti Quartett, an Austrian ensemble, is named after a play by dramatist Thomas Bernhard, who lived in the region where the quartet's two violinists grew up.
Composer Biography
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy composed his String Quartet in F minor Op. 80 in the seclusion of the Swiss mountains, shortly after the death of his sister Fanny.
Composition History
Franz Schubert's String Quartet in D minor D. 810, known as 'Death and the Maiden', incorporates a motif from a song he composed seven years earlier based on a poem by Matthias Claudius.
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