The Late String Quartets / String Quintet

Album by Franz Schubert & Emerson String Quartet & Mstislav Rostropovich

The Late String Quartets / String Quintet is a collection of chamber works by Franz Schubert, composed between 1824 and 1828. These late works come from the final years of his life and show larger-scale structures, expanded harmonic language and an emphasis on long melodic lines within the chamber repertoire.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    String Quartet in A minor, D 804 (Op. 29) "Rosamunde": I. Allegro ma non troppo
    10:14
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in A minor, D 804 (Op. 29) "Rosamunde": II. Andante
    7:46
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in A minor, D 804 (Op. 29) "Rosamunde": III. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio
    7:04
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in A minor, D 804 (Op. 29) "Rosamunde": IV. Allegro moderato
    7:34
  5. 5.
    String Quartet in D minor, D 810 "Death and the Maiden": I. Allegro
    11:08
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in D minor, D 810 "Death and the Maiden": II. Andante con moto
    14:11
  7. 7.
    String Quartet in D minor, D 810 "Death and the Maiden": III. Scherzo. Allegro molto - Trio
    3:58
  8. 8.
    String Quartet in D minor, D 810 "Death and the Maiden": IV. Presto
    8:13

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    String Quartet in G major, D 887: I. Allegro molto moderato
    15:14
  2. 3.
    String Quartet in G major, D 887: II. Andante un poco mosso
    12:08
  3. 4.
    String Quartet in G major, D 887: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio. Allegretto
    6:46
  4. 5.
    String Quartet in G major, D 887: IV. Allegro assai
    10:41
  5. 6.
    Quartet Movement in C minor, D 703: Allegro assai
    9:04
  6. 7.
    Quartet Movement in C minor, D 703: Andante (fragment)
    2:21

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    String Quintet in C major, D 956 (Op. post. 163): I. Allegro ma non troppo
    19:16
  2. 4.
    String Quintet in C major, D 956 (Op. post. 163): II. Adagio
    14:50
  3. 5.
    String Quintet in C major, D 956 (Op. post. 163): III. Scherzo. Presto - Trio. Andante sostenuto
    10:02
  4. 6.
    String Quintet in C major, D 956 (Op. post. 163): IV. Allegretto
    9:23

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