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.
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