Quintett C-Dur

by Franz Schubert & Alban Berg Quartett & Heinrich Schiff

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Widely considered one of the greatest chamber music compositions ever written, Schubert's String Quintet is performed here with breathtaking intensity by the Alban Berg Quartett and cellist Heinrich Schiff. The recording is celebrated for its dramatic dynamic range and profound emotional depth, capturing the sublime melancholy of the composer's final year. It remains a benchmark interpretation within the classical recording canon.

Genres

  • Romanticism
  • Chamber Music

Tracklist

  1. Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956: I. Allegro ma non troppo
  2. Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956: II. Adagio
  3. Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956: III. Scherzo. Presto - Trio. Andante sostenuto
  4. Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956: IV. Allegretto - Più allegro