Death and the Maiden

Album by Franz Schubert & Britten Quartet & Hephzibah Menuhin & Amadeus Quartet

Death and the Maiden is Franz Schubert's String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, composed in 1824. Rooted in early Romantic chamber music, it employs a taut, motif-driven structure with stark contrasts between slow and fast movements and uses a theme adapted from an earlier vocal composition, marking one of Schubert's late, more intense contributions to the quartet repertoire.

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Piano Quintet in A ‘The Trout’: I Allegro vivace
    9:22
  2. 2.
    Piano Quintet in A ‘The Trout’: II Andante
    7:11
  3. 3.
    Piano Quintet in A ‘The Trout’: III Scherzo: Presto
    4:01
  4. 4.
    Piano Quintet in A ‘The Trout’: IV Theme and Variations, Tema: Andantino - Variations I-VI
    8:07
  5. 5.
    Piano Quintet in A ‘The Trout’: V Finale: Allegro giusto
    6:31
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in D Minor ‘Death and the Maiden’: I Allegro
    16:21
  7. 7.
    String Quartet in D Minor ‘Death and the Maiden’: II Andante con moto
    14:15
  8. 8.
    String Quartet in D Minor ‘Death and the Maiden’: III Scherzo: Allegro molto
    3:54
  9. 9.
    String Quartet in D Minor ‘Death and the Maiden’: IV Presto
    8:50

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