"Trout" Quintet / Quartet D 96

Album by Franz Schubert & Gerhart Hetzel & Wolfram Christ & Georg Faust & Alois Posch & Wolfgang Schulz & Göran Söllscher & James Levine

The Piano Quintet in A major D.667, commonly known as the Trout Quintet, is a chamber work by Franz Schubert composed in 1819. The piece blends lyrical melodies, varied instrumental textures and inventive variation techniques, showcasing Schubert's songlike approach within a chamber-music framework and representing his middle-period contribution to the early-19th-century Viennese chamber repertoire.
First released: 1st September 1993

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Quintet for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass in A major, D 667 "The Trout": I. Allegro vivace
    13:34
  2. 2.
    Quintet for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass in A major, D 667 "The Trout": II. Andante
    7:15
  3. 3.
    Quintet for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass in A major, D 667 "The Trout": III. Scherzo. Presto
    4:13
  4. 4.
    Quintet for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass in A major, D 667 "The Trout": IV. Thema. Andantino - Variazioni I-V - Allegretto
    7:42
  5. 5.
    Quintet for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass in A major, D 667 "The Trout": V. Allegro giusto
    6:48
  6. 6.
    Quartet for Flute, Viola, Guitar and Cello in G major, D 96: I. Moderato
    7:30
  7. 7.
    Quartet for Flute, Viola, Guitar and Cello in G major, D 96: II. Menuetto - Trio I - Trio II
    5:20
  8. 8.
    Quartet for Flute, Viola, Guitar and Cello in G major, D 96: III. Lento e patetico
    5:54
  9. 9.
    Quartet for Flute, Viola, Guitar and Cello in G major, D 96: IV. Zingara. Andantino - Trio
    2:29
  10. 10.
    Quartet for Flute, Viola, Guitar and Cello in G major, D 96: V. Tema con variazioni. Thema Moderato - Variazioni I-V
    4:01

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