Jaap Schröder previously led the Quartetto Esterhazy and Smithson String Quartet, which were the first to record classical quartet repertoire on period instruments.
Interpretation
The Skálholt Quartet approaches Schubert's music from the perspective of Viennese Classicism, using period instruments and bows.
Performer Biography
Jaap Schröder, founder of the Skálholt Quartet, is a pioneer in authentic performance of 17th, 18th, and 19th-century music.
Interpretation
The quartet's interpretation includes sparing use of vibrato and a rhetorical approach to bowing, relating it more to text declamation than endless melody.
Recording & Production
This album inaugurates a four-volume series by the Skálholt Quartet, surveying Schubert's major string quartets and the C major String Quintet for the Musica Omnia label.
Performer Biography
The Skálholt String Quartet focuses on historical performance practice of Classical and early Romantic music.
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