The recording of the E flat major Quartet retains the publisher's original movement order, with the Scherzo as the second movement, despite modern performance practice often placing the slow movement second.
Composition History
Schubert's String Quartet in E flat major (D87) was written for his family to play, with his brothers on violins, his father on cello, and Franz himself on viola.
Composer Biography
Franz Schubert is considered a 'wanderer between styles,' looking back to the Classical period while pioneering Romanticism.
Recording & Production
The Schubert Quintet performance on this album was Boris Pergamenschikov's last concert, played on November 29, 2003, in Berlin.
Composition History
Both works on this album are designated 'posthumous opuses' because Schubert did not see them published during his lifetime; they appeared after his death.
Recording & Production
This CD is dedicated to Boris Pergamenschikov, a wonderful musician with whom the Vogler Quartett frequently performed.
Composition History
The String Quintet in C major (D956) was composed by Schubert in August/September 1828, only weeks before his early death, and is considered his most mature instrumental work.
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