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Schubert: String Quartets No. 14 "Death and the Maiden" & No. 13 "Rosamunde"

7/28/2023, 8 Tracks, 1:09:08

Featuring

  • Edward Dusinberre
  • Károly Schranz
  • Geraldine Walther
  • András Fejér
  • Takács Quartet
  • Franz Schubert

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Composition History

Schubert dedicated his new quartets to the famous violinist Ignaz Schuppanzigh, leader of the string quartet closely associated with Beethoven's works.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Schubert's return to the string quartet in 1824 coincided with a period of deep despair, marked by the first symptoms of syphilis and a protracted hospital stay.

Source: Booklet

Critical Reception

Ignaz Schuppanzigh, to whom Schubert dedicated his quartets, found the 'Death and the Maiden' Quartet so challenging that he advised Schubert to stick to writing songs.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Of Schubert's many large-scale chamber masterpieces, only the A minor Quartet was published during his lifetime.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The 'Death and the Maiden' Quartet is unique among works by Haydn, Mozart, or Beethoven for casting all four of its movements in the minor key, creating an 'overabundance of sombreness'.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album marks the first recording in a new collaboration between the Takács Quartet and Hyperion Records.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

In 1824, Schubert expressed a new determination to make a bid for posterity, intending to compose quartets as a way to pave the way towards a 'grand symphony'.

Source: Booklet

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