String Quartet in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden" / String Quartet in E major, D. 353

Album by Franz Schubert & Melos Quartett

This album pairs two chamber works by Austrian composer Franz Schubert — the String Quartet in D minor, D.810 and the String Quartet in E major, D.353 — composed in 1824 and 1816 respectively. Both quartets illustrate Schubert's development of songlike melody and expanded harmonic language within the early Romantic chamber tradition, with the D minor quartet centred on dramatic contrasts and rigorous thematic transformation while the E major quartet displays earlier lyrical warmth and formal experimentation, together representing a pivotal phase in his chamber-music output between Classical balance and Romantic expressiveness.

String Quartet in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden" / String Quartet in E major, D. 353 by Franz Schubert - album cover

First released: 1986

Classical

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1.
String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": I. Allegro
12:19
2.
String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": II. Andante con moto
13:53
3.
String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": III. Scherzo
3:50
4.
String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": IV. Presto
9:32
5.
String Quartet no. 11 in E major, D. 353: I. Allegro con fuoco
7:10
6.
String Quartet no. 11 in E major, D. 353: II. Andante
6:44
7.
String Quartet no. 11 in E major, D. 353: III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace
3:12
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String Quartet no. 11 in E major, D. 353: IV. Rondo. Allegro vivace
5:25