Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 "Death & the Maiden" Kuss Quartett

• Iris Ter Schiphorst (b. 1956): Sei gutes Muts:
• 1 Schiphorst: Sei gutes Muts 11:32
• Marc Andre (1964 - 2007): 7 Pieces for String Quartet:
• 2 Andre: 7 Pieces for String Quartet: No. 1 00:37
• 3 Andre: 7 Pieces for String Quartet: No. 2 00:56
• 4 Andre: 7 Pieces for String Quartet: No. 3 01:29
• 5 Andre: 7 Pieces for String Quartet: No. 4 01:08
• 6 Andre: 7 Pieces for String Quartet: No. 5 01:02
• 7 Andre: 7 Pieces for String Quartet: No. 6 00:59
• 8 Andre: 7 Pieces for String Quartet: No. 7 01:42
• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death & the Maiden":
• 9 Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death & the Maiden": I. Allegro 11:22
• 10 Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death & the Maiden": II. Andante con moto 13:27
• 11 Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death & the Maiden": III. Scherzo. Allegro molto 03:43
• 12 Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death & the Maiden": IV. Presto 08:56
• Total Runtime 56:53

Info for Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 "Death & the Maiden"

Schubert's disturbing quartet, obsessed with death, which he composed in the winter of 1822 / 23, when the composer was suffering from syphilis, which finally killed him at the age of 31, has become one of his most frequently performed works. The opening bars are electrifying, and there is no doubt that the early Romantic era in music had dawned. For its latest album, the Kuss Quartet from Berlin combines Schubert with two contemporary works by composers the quartet has championed.

Maurice Steger, Kuss Quartet