Schubert's Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, 'Death and the Maiden,' draws inspiration from his earlier song of the same name, using a fragment from the song for its slow movement.
Composer Biography
Franz Schubert, the composer of these quartets, was incurably syphilitic and concerned only with completing his work before his death.
Composition History
Schubert's Quartet No. 12 in C Minor, known as 'Quartettsatz,' is an unfinished work, similar to his B Minor Symphony, with only the first movement completed.
Performer Biography
The Guarneri String Quartet, the performers on this album, retired at the end of the 2008-09 season after forty-five years of performing.
Notable Performances
The 'Quartettsatz' was first performed in Vienna in 1867, long after Schubert's death, as a splendid fragment.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Schubert intended his Quartet No. 15 in G Major to 'pave his way toward a grand symphony,' viewing it as an approach to his great C Major Symphony.
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