IDAGIO | Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major "Trout" - Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-Flat Major 4260123643324

Featuring

Gerold Huber
Alexandra Hengstebeck
Henschel Quartet
Diogenes Quartett
Franz Schubert
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

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Performer Biography

The Henschel Quartet, founded in 1994 by siblings Christoph, Markus, and Monika Henschel with cellist Mathias Beyer-Karlshoj, has performed on concert platforms worldwide.

Performer Biography

The Henschel Quartet has been praised by critics, with Joachim Kaiser calling them 'Giganten der Kammermusik' (Giants of chamber music) and the Los Angeles Times stating they are 'one of the best ensembles in the world'.

Compositional Technique

Mendelssohn's Octet, Op. 20, includes a note in the autograph copy stating it 'must be played by all Instruments in the Style of a symphonic Orchestra', with pianos and fortes more strongly emphasized than usual.

Composition History

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy's Octet, Op. 20, was written in October 1825 when he was just 16 years old and premiered at one of the Mendelssohn family's 'Sunday concerts' in Berlin.

Cultural Impact

Since 2006, the Henschel Quartet has been ambassadors for SOS Children's Villages, contributing 1% of their gross income to a project in Bogotá.

Composition History

Franz Schubert's 'Trout' Quintet was commissioned in 1819 by Silvester Paumgartner, a wealthy amateur musician who requested variations on Schubert's song 'Die Forelle'.