Student Recital: SCHUBERT - Quintet in C major, D. 956
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2020
- FRANZ SCHUBERT Quintet in C major, D. 956
Ray Ushikubo, violin
Takumi Taguchi, violin
Beatrice Chen, viola
John Lee, cello
Jiayin He, cello
Performed on Friday, February 22, 2019
Field Concert Hall, Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia
Franz Schubert lived to be just 31 years old, but he was surprisingly prolific and is widely regarded as one of the most important composers in history. Already writing masterpieces at age 17, he would go on to create a body of chamber, orchestral, and vocal work (including 600 perfect songs) that have inspired music lovers ever since.
Just months before his death, Schubert wrote the String Quintet in C major. Whether or not he knew he was dying is the source of some speculation. But the piece has been interpreted as a foreshadowing of his end-from the first movement’s almost otherworldly and unexpected changes in harmonies, through a slow movement that starts in total serenity and shifts to what sounds like “rage against the dying of the light.” The third and fourth movements pick up momentum, to finish in a grand Hungarian-influenced finale.
It sometimes seems that Schubert could never catch a break in his short life. This masterpiece was turned down by his publisher, who was much more interested in the composer’s short piano works and songs. The piece wasn’t published until 1853, 25 years after Schubert died and after nearly everyone who knew him was gone, as well.
-David Serkin Ludwig
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Wow! World class!!! they play as 5, they play as 3 and as 1!
Amazing. I knew I wanted to comment after listening, when the playing stopped.....But I couldn't find words, even to begin. So now, 5 minutes later, I'll simply say Thank You!
D 956 is just so, so well known. I was, therefore, thinking of just tasting a little of each movement to see how they were. Oh no. Immediately it was obvious I had landed onto a really exciting performance. This reading of the 956 is not for dipping into, it is for luxuriating in. This is seriously exceptional ensemble playing. I only knew one of the players (from a Masterclass in London - at the Menuhin - a few years ago) but all are just so captivating and impressive. Bravi.
SO good!!!
15:30 outstanding