Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667 & 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899
1/15/2021, 9 Tracks, 1:08:10
Featuring
Werner Grobholz
Bodo Hersen
Peter Wolf
Carmen Piazzini
Bogusław Furtok
Álvarez Quartet
Franz Schubert
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Compositional Technique
The 'Trout Quintet' integrates the double bass, an unlikely instrument for chamber music, in a way that is both compositionally sound and sensually pleasing.
Compositional Technique
The 'Trout Quintet' features an unusual five-movement structure, deviating from the typical four movements, with two extensive sonata movements framing a central scherzo surrounded by two slow movements.
Instruments
Werner Grobholz, the violinist, plays a G. Paolo Maggini violin from 1620.
Composition History
Franz Schubert's 'Trout Quintet' was likely written in 1819 for his friend Sylvester Paumgartner's domestic music circle in Steyr, Upper Austria.
Performer Biography
Carmen Piazzini, the pianist on this album, grew up in a musical family in Buenos Aires where famous musicians like Arrau, Rubinstein, and Toscanini were regular visitors.
Instruments
Peter Wolf, the cellist, plays a violoncello made by Vuillaume in 1857.
Critical Reception
The 'Trout Quintet' was not published during Schubert's lifetime but shortly after his death, to capitalize on his belated popularity.
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