String Quintet in C major, op. 163

Album by Franz Schubert & Pieter Wispelwey & Orpheus String Quartet

String Quintet in C major, D. 956 (Op. 163) is a string quintet by Austrian composer Franz Schubert, composed in 1828. Scored for two violins, viola and two cellos, it features expansive harmonies, lyrical melodies and extended developmental writing that reflect Schubert's late style and occupies a distinctive place among his final completed works and in the 19th-century chamber-music repertoire.

String Quintet in C major, op. 163 by Franz Schubert - album cover

First released: 1994

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String Quartet in C major, op. 163: I. Allegro ma non troppo
19:24
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String Quartet in C major, op. 163: II. Adagio
13:38
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String Quartet in C major, op. 163: III. Scherzo. Presto - Trio. Andante sostenuto
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String Quartet in C major, op. 163: IV. Allegretto
9:06