Schubert String Quartets

June 28, 2021, 7:00 pm

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Bill continues his in-depth look at the string quartet’s history with the music of Franz Schubert. His quartets are unique and remarkable. From his early teens, Schubert loved composing quartets with surprising key relationships and complicated rhythms. These “tone puzzles” can be heard within quartet movements and throughout the complete piece. On Friday’s program Bill adds an extra cello to feature Schubert’s final chamber work, the String Quintet in C Major. This “Cello Quintet” was composed just a few months before Schubert’s death.

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This week’s playlist…

Episode 1

Schubert, Franz: String Quartet No. 2 in C Major, D. 32, II. (excerpt)

Leipzig Quartet

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Complete String Quartets Vol.9

MDG 307 0609

01:56

Schubert, Franz: String Quartet No. 2 in C Major, D. 32, I.  II.

Leipzig Quartet

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Complete String Quartets Vol. 9

MDG 307 0609

9:50

Schubert, Franz: String Quartet No. 4 in C Major, D. 46, I

Tokyo Quartet

Quartets Nos 14 & 4 / Tokyo Quartet

RCA 7990

8:36

Schubert, Franz: String Quartet No. 4 in C Major, D. 46, I. (excerpt)

Tokyo Quartet

Quartets Nos 14 & 4 / Tokyo Quartet

RCA 7990

0:51

Schubert, Franz: String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D. 68, II.

Leipzig Quartet

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Complete String Quartets Vol. 8

MDG 307 0608

7:16

Schubert, Franz: String Quartet No. 6 in D Major, D. 74, I

Leipzig Quartet

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Complete String Quartets Vol. 5

MDG 307 0605

7:46

Schubert, Franz: String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, D. 87, II.

Leipzig Quartet

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Complete String Quartets Vol. 5

MDG 307 0605

2:06

Schubert, Franz: String Quartet No. 9 in G Minor, D. 113, III., IV.

Cherubini Quartet

Schubert – The Collector’s Edition, 50 CDs

EMI 49900

09:20

Schubert, Franz: String Quartet No. 6 in D Major, D. 74, I. (excerpt)

Leipzig Quartet

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Complete String Quartets Vol.5

MDG 307 0605

1:21

 

Episode 2

Franz Schubert arr. Franz Liszt:

“Der Müller und der Bach” for Piano, S. 565 No. 2

Evgeni Kissin, piano

Schubert, Brahms, Liszt / Evgeni Kissin

DG 445562

:54

Franz Schubert arr. Franz Liszt:

“Gretchen am Spinnrade” for Piano, S. 558 No. 8

Evgeni Kissin, piano

Schubert, Brahms, Liszt / Evgeni Kissin

DG 445562

1:36

Schubert, Franz: String Quartet No. 13

in A Minor, Op. 29, D. 804, Rosamunde, I. II.

Hagen Quartet

String Quartets Nos 10, 12, & 13 / Hagen Qt

DG 419 171

20:26

Schubert, Franz: String Quartet No. 13

in A Minor, Op. 29, D. 804, Rosamunde, III.  Minuetto (excerpt)

Hagen Quartet

String Quartets Nos 10, 12, & 13 / Hagen Qt

DG 419 171

00:40

Schubert, Franz: “Die Götter Griechenlands”, D. 677

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; Gerald Moore, piano

Die Götter Griechenlands, D.677

DG 001431302

3:43

Schubert, Franz: String Quartet No. 13

in A Minor, Op. 29, D. 804, Rosamunde, III, IV

Hagen Quartet

String Quartets Nos 10, 12, & 13 / Hagen Qt

DG 419 171

14:50

Brahms, Johannes: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51, III (excerpt)

Takács String Quartet

String Quartets Op 51 / Takács Quartet

Decca 425526

:51

Schubert, Franz: Quartet for Strings No. 12

in C Minor, Op. posth. D. 703, “Quartettsatz”

Vermeer Quartet

Der Tod Und Das Mädchen · Quartettsatz

Teldec 6.42868

9:09

Schubert, Franz: Polonaise in B-Flat Major for

Violin and Orchestra, D. 580 (excerpt)

Ensemble Wien; Paul Guggenberger, violin

12 Deutsche, Rondo, Ouvertüre, Etc / Ensemble Wien

Sony 48386

1:21

 

Episode 3

Schubert, Franz: “Der Tod und das Mädchen,” Op. 7, No. 3

Marian Anderson, contralto; Franz Rupp, piano

Marian Anderson Sings Beloved Schubert Songs

RCA 63575

2:47

Schubert, Franz: String Quartet No. 14

in D Minor, D. 810, “Death & The Maiden”, I. II.

Guarneri Quartet

String Quartets No 13 & 14 / Guarneri Quartet

Arab 6687

24:19

Schubert, Franz: String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, III. IV

Guarneri Quartet

String Quartets No 13 & 14 / Guarneri Quartet

Arab 6687

12:39

Schubert, Franz:  Notturno in E-Flat Major, Op. 148, D. 897

Edward Dusinberre, violin; Andras Fejér, cello; Andreas Haefliger, piano

String Quartet D Major D887 / Notturno D897

London 452 854

9:00

Schubert, Franz: String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, III.

Guarneri Quartet

String Quartets No 13 & 14 / Guarneri Quartet

Arab 6687

3:44

 

Episode 4

Beethoven, Ludwig van: String Quartet No. 13

in B-Flat Major, Op. 130 (excerpts from V. & VI.)

Emerson String Quartet

The String Quartets / Emerson String Quartet

DG 447075

3:30

Schubert, Franz:  String Quartet No. 15

in G Major, Op. 161, D. 887 (excerpt I.)

Emerson String Quartet

Late Quartets, Quintet / Emerson Quartet, Rostropovich

DG 459151

1:25

Schubert, Franz: String Quartet No. 15

in G Major, Op. 161, D. 887

Emerson String Quartet

Late Quartets, Quintet / Emerson Quartet, Rostropovich

DG 459151

00:36

Schubert, Franz: String Quartet No. 15

in G Major, Op. 161, D. 887, I. II.

Emerson String Quartet

Late Quartets, Quintet / Emerson Quartet, Rostropovich

DG 459151

27:16

Schubert, Franz: String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, Op. 161, D. 887, III. IV.

Emerson String Quartet

Late Quartets, Quintet / Emerson Quartet, Rostropovich

DG 459151

17:21

Beethoven, Ludwig van: String Quartet No. 13

in B-Flat Major, Op. 130 (excerpts from VI.)

Emerson String Quartet

The String Quartets / Emerson String Quartet

DG 447075

01:46

 

Episode 5 

Schubert, Franz: String Quintet in C, Op. 163, D. 956, I. II.

Emerson Quartet; Rostropovich, cello

Late Quartets, Quintet / Emerson Quartet, Rostropovich

DG 459 151

29:03

Schubert, Franz: String Quintet in C, Op. 163, D. 956 I (excerpt)

Emerson Quartet; Rostropovich, cello

Late Quartets, Quintet / Emerson Quartet, Rostropovich

DG 459 151

00:35

Schubert, Franz: String Quintet in C, Op. 163, D. 956, III. IV.

Emerson Quartet; Rostropovich, cello

Late Quartets, Quintet / Emerson Quartet, Rostropovich

DG 459 151

19:20

Beethoven, Ludwig van: String Quartet No. 14

in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131, I. (excerpt)

Emerson String Quartet

The String Quartets

DG 447 075-2

:53

Schubert, Franz: String Quintet

in C, Op. 163, D. 956, I. (excerpt)

Emerson Quartet; Rostropovich, cello

Late Quartets, Quintet / Emerson Quartet, Rostropovich

DG 459 151

1:09