Schubert: String Quintet & String Quartet 'Death and the Maiden'
4/5/2019, 8 Tracks, 1:32:18
Featuring
Cristiano Gualco
Paolo Andreoli
Simone Gramaglia
Giovanni Scaglione
Eckart Runge
Quartetto di Cremona
Franz Schubert
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Composer Biography
Franz Schubert's deep connection to chamber music began in his youth, playing viola in a family string quartet with his father and brothers.
Instruments
The Stradivari 'Paganini Quartet' was once owned by the legendary violinist Niccolò Paganini, hence its name.
Compositional Technique
Schubert's String Quintet in C major features an unusual ensemble with two cellos instead of the more common second viola, allowing for unique sonorities.
Instruments
The Stradivari 'Paganini Quartet' is a rare set of instruments, with only six such quartets completed by Stradivari in his lifetime.
Performer Biography
The Quartetto di Cremona, an Italian string quartet, is described as an "excellent ambassador of Italian string quartet culture."
Instruments
The recording features five instruments from the golden period of Cremonese violin-making, including a 1595 Amati cello and the Stradivari 'Paganini Quartet'.
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