Oslo String Quartet - The Schubert Connection (2013) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Schubert String Quartet No. 14 in D minor D. 810, Death and the Maiden: I. Allegro
02. Schubert String Quartet No. 14 in D minor D. 810, Death and the Maiden: II. Andante con moto
03. Schubert String Quartet No. 14 in D minor D. 810, Death and the Maiden: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
04. Schubert String Quartet No. 14 in D minor D. 810, Death and the Maiden: IV. Presto
05. Grieg String Quartet in G Minor Op. 27: I. Un poco Andante-Allegro molto ed agitato
06. Grieg String Quartet in G Minor Op. 27: II. Romanze. Andantino
07. Grieg String Quartet in G Minor Op. 27: III. Intermezzo. Allegro molto marcato-Più vivo e scherzando
08. Grieg String Quartet in G Minor Op. 27: IV. Finale. Lento-Presto al Saltarello


The String Quartet in G minor by Edvard Grieg is quite unlike other string quartets. Indeed, its originality is so marked that it is easy to imagine it has no predecessor in the string quartet repertoire. However, since no quartet is written in isolation from what has gone before, it must be assumed that some work, or works, in the string quartet tradition served as a model for Grieg. It is strange that no effort has been made by musicologists or others to enquire into this. Until now, that is. By placing side by side two works that at first sight seem fairly different, this recording aims to bring into the open, for the first time, the fascinating details that link them.

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