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| Schubert: String Quintet in C, D. 956 | 
 enlarge | Artists: Franz Schubert, Emerson String Quartet
Creator: Mstislav Rostropovich
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (18 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2021
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 431792
UPC: 028943179225
EAN: 0028943179225
ASIN: B000001GFA
Release Date: August 11, 1992
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| Tracks:
| • | Streichquintett C-Dur D 956 (Op. Post.163): Allegro ma non troppo | | • | Streichquintett C-Dur D 956 (Op. Post.163): Adagio | | • | Streichquintett C-Dur D 956 (Op. Post.163): Scherzo. Presto - Trio. Andante sostenuto | | • | Streichquintett C-Dur D 956 (Op. Post.163): Allegretto |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com essential recording
When not composing songs, Franz Schubert was most at home with chamber music, not because he was a miniaturist, but because his most profound thoughts were most readily contained by smaller, more concentrated ensembles. His Quintet in C--by far the great work ever written for a string quartet with an extra cello--shows him at his summit with an ethereal second movement that often communicates the sense of spiritual suspended animation that the minimalists strive for but don't often achieve. The Emerson Quartet might seem a bit edgy for this assignment, but instead, the quartet delivers one of the best recordings of its career. Instead of just being swept away by its rapturous lyricism, the quartet probes the emotional depths and meaning of the music's gestures in concentrated, deeply felt performances. The piece is clearly a particular favorite of guest cellist Mstislav Rostropovich (he has recorded it several times before), but like most good chamber players, his presence isn't heard so much as it's felt. Perhaps he is responsible for the particular warmth of this performance. --David Patrick Stearns
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 Cold Performance April 20, 2008
While the Emerson certainly dots its I's and crosses it T's, musically speaking, and has to be commended for accomplishing every nuance appearing on the page, it's what's NOT on the page that's missing. The performance here leaves me cold. They don't seem to bring a depth of personal feeling to the music.
Annoyingly, the hyper engineering of the recording volume renders the pianos inaudible and the fortes overpowering, leaving one to constantly turn up the volume and then have to run to turn it down. This is a string quintet, for pete's sake, not a hundred piece orchestra!
Music from the movie "Conspiracy" January 1, 2008
I originally purchased this Schubert CD because Kenneth Branagh's character in the movie "Conspiracy" mentions it: "The adagio will break your heart." I viewed that movie, an HBO original production from a few years back, recently and was curious about the piece. It is beautiful and the adagio is haunting. According to the liner notes, Schubert wrote the string quintet shortly before he died and it has always been the most performed piece he ever wrote. And, of course, you can't go wrong with the Emerson group.Schubert: String Quintet in C, D. 956
Schubert at its best June 5, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I consider this work to be found in the front rank of Schuberts work.
The melodic partwriting brings an atmosphere of tender intimacy which the musicians fully bring over. Their playing together lets me forget that they are 5 individuals but rather they give the impression as if this would be one single instrument played by one musician. You are almost ignoring the role Rostropovich plays here - he is fully integrated and does not impose himself, perhaps he motivates the four others to supreme performance but you do not notice this. Just beautiful music.
sublime beauty May 6, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
the string quintet in c , d. 956 is sublimely beautiful especially the slow movements . His death and the maiden was my favourite piece of chamber music until i heard this on the radio and I was entranced by its beauty and could not wait until i had my own cd . The musicians are all truly skilled crafts men and perform this piece extremely well . Before i brought this particular cd i listened to several versions before finally settling on this particular recording . I can heartly recommend this cd to any music lover .
A Great Recording January 31, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Quintet of Franz Schubert has long been considered a masterpiece yet there is no evidence that it was performed during his lifetime. In fact, little is known about the composition of the Quintet apart from it being mentioned in a letter Schubert wrote to the publisher H. A. Probes. The first performance took place in November 1850.
The first movement contains themes of soaring beauty and power while the slow movement is serene for the most part with passionate outbursts. The Scherzo begins with a brilliant heroic theme followed by a beautifully reflective Trio and the Finale starts with a dance-like melody and moves fairly quickly on to more serene and reflective music returning to the original melody.
This is a superb recording of the Quintet by the Emerson String Quartet with Mstislav Rostropovich as playing the second cello part. The performance is one of great sensitivity and is beautifully recorded. The only problem is that the disc times out at 53:29. The recording was made during a gala concert commemorating the 125th anniversary of BASF AG but one wonders if DG could not have included some other work to better fill out the disc.
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