Schubert: String Quartets No. 10 and No. 14, "Death and the Maiden"
11/30/2003, 8 Tracks, 1:01:37
Featuring
Fredrik Paulsson
Per Öman
Robert Westlund
Per Nyström
Yggdrasil Quartet
Franz Schubert
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Notable Performances
The first public performance of Schubert's String Quartet in D minor, D 810, took place in Berlin on March 12, 1833, by the quartet society of virtuoso violinist Karl Möser.
Recording & Production
This recording was made in December 2000 at Nybrokajen 11, the former Academy of Music, in Stockholm, Sweden.
Composition History
Schubert expressed his intention to compose a 'great symphony' by writing string quartets and an octet, as stated in a letter to his friend Leopold Kupelweiser.
Composer Biography
Franz Schubert, though posthumously known as the 'prince of songs,' played viola in his family's quartet, with his father on cello and brothers Ignaz and Ferdinand on violins.
Performer Biography
The Yggdrasil Quartet, formed in 1990, gained international recognition as prizewinners in both the London International String Quartet Competition and the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition.
Critical Reception
Schubert's String Quartet in D minor, D 810, was initially met with 'vehement disapproval' by the Schuppanzigh Quartet, with the first violinist reportedly telling Schubert to stick to songs.
Instruments
Fredrik Paulsson, the first violinist of the Yggdrasil Quartet, plays an Antonio Stradivarius violin from Cremona, 1709, with an Emile F. Ouchard bow.
