Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667 "Trout" & Other Works

Featuring

Filippo Faes
Davide Toso
Volker Hartung
Georg Stahl
Michael Bonsmann
Junge Philharmonie Köln

Franz Schubert

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Critical Reception

Despite its current acclaim, Schubert's String Quintet in C Major was not taken seriously by publishers during his lifetime, who viewed him primarily as a popular songwriter, and it remained unpublished for 25 years after his death.

Composer Biography

Schubert's String Quintet in C Major (D 956) was composed in 1828, just two months before his death, and was not published until 1853.

Performer Biography

Filippo Faes, the pianist on this album, won the International Schubert Competition in Dortmund in 1989, leading critics to praise him as a profound and creative performer of Schubert's works.

Compositional Technique

A distinguishing feature of the 'Trout Quintet' is its innovative harmonic language, rich in mediants and chromaticism, and its unique sonority, especially due to the piano part's focus on the instrument's highest register.

Compositional Technique

The 'Trout Quintet' is unique for its instrumentation of piano, violin, viola, cello, and double bass, an unusual combination that Johann Nepomuk Hummel had also used.

Performer Biography

Volker Hartung, the conductor, studied at prestigious institutions like the Juilliard School of Music and learned conducting from Sergiu Celibidache, and has been the chief conductor of the Junge Philharmonie Köln for many years.

Composition History

Franz Schubert's 'Trout Quintet' (Piano Quintet D 667) was composed in 1819 at the suggestion of Steyr music patron and cellist Silvester Paumgartner, who also requested the inclusion of variations on Schubert's song 'Die Forelle'.