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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:  (19 reviews)
Sales Rank: 11830
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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Unquestionably great April 29, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This performance of the C major Quintet was a "live" concert recording although there is no hint of this on the CD. The quality of recording is extraordinary and just goes to show what Deutsche Grammophon can do when they put their mind to it. The concert was in celebration of the 125th anniversary of the BASF company so perhaps DG were moved to do something special on what was a very prestigious occasion.
The playing is tight and disciplined but not at the expense of musicality; rubato and phrasing generally very finely done. Great ensemble playing here with the inner parts being a little more forward than usually is the case, suggesting an additional dimension to the music. In my view, this might be the finest piece of chamber music written and I cannot imagine a better performance of it.
Superlative!
Of course, it has nothing to do with the music but I find a certain poignance in the cover photo - the youthful Emersons in black tie, the venerable Rostropovitch in tails as if to represent an earlier and very different generation. I'm sure a wonderful synergy developed here; the performance suggests it did.
From Schubert's pen to God's ear. March 11, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
While Franz Schubert wrote far too many works of genius for any one to be categorically singled out as his greatest, his String Quintet in C, D. 956, certainly must be listed in the absolute upper tier, along with the Unfinished Symphony, the D. 960 Piano Sonata, the Impromptus and the best of the lieder. The Adagio movement is a textbook example of how to spin out a long, languid, poignant melody to maximum effect, and the Scherzo achieves a youthful yet Olympian brio unique to Schubert. I can't say I'm familiar with all the recordings of this work, but how could you possibly beat Rostropovich and the Emerson Quartet? To say they do justice to this greatest of chamber music is merely to state the bare bones of it.
Should be on everyone's Desert Island Disc list December 17, 2003
37 out of 39 found this review helpful
I would not have thought that this would be my preferred recording of the Schubert Quintet. When this was released, I was acquainted with the Emerson Quartet through their recordings of the Bartok quartets and also their recordings of the Ives & Barber quartets. That resume did not give me any assurance as to their competence as Schubert interpreters. Also, Rostropovich has never particularly been a favorite cellist of mine. I came to this recording with only moderate expectations.I was pleasantly suprised. The Emerson Quartet has proven to be more than equal to the task and has crafted a sublime performance. This is one of the best Schubert recordings I have ever heard, and deserves to be on everyone's Desert Island Disc list. It certainly is on mine.
One of the greatest recordings of all time May 12, 2003
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
Not only do non-musicians adore listening to this (once they discover the piece), but musicians who have had the opportunity tell me that it is one of the most rewarding performing experiences they've ever had. This seems true of the members of the Emerson and Mr. Rostropovich. From the introduction of the remarkable duet found in the first movement to the intense and driving finale, this album not only displays Schubert at his finest, but also the sheer love of music that these five musicians possess. It is simply one of the finest musical events that have ever been recorded, and is a necessity for anyone who loves classical music.
From San Francisco Chronicle 2/2/03 February 4, 2003
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
One of Mstislav Rostropovich's greatest recordings. When played right, the central adagio of this great Schubert score makes time stand still: The music creates a dreamlike logic all its own. Rostropovich's collaboration with the Emerson String Quartet has the added attraction of coming in a set of Schubert's late string quartets that proves addictive. --Octavio Roca
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