Quintet in C major Opus 163

by Franz Schubert

Quintet in C major Opus 163 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1953
  • Label: Columbia Masterworks
  • Country: Austria
  • Length: 1:50:34
  • Community rating: 3.72/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Featuring a legendary ensemble led by Pablo Casals, this recording is universally celebrated as a definitive interpretation of Schubert's final chamber masterpiece. The musicians navigate the immense scale and profound, melancholic depths of the string quintet with extraordinary lyrical sensitivity and dynamic control. It is a towering monument in the history of recorded romantic chamber literature.

Genres

Tracklist

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

Credits

  • Alex DeYoung - written-by
  • Amani Friend - written-by
  • Thomas Fehlmann - written-by
  • Tuco - words by
  • Gennaro Tesone - composed by
  • Rino Della Volpe - composed by
  • Almamegretta - performer
  • Andrew Barlow - written-by

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