Schubert: Quartet D. 810 "Death and the Maiden", Sonata "Arpeggione" D. 821 Michal Kanka, Praga Camerata, Pavel Hula

• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden":
• 1Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": I. Allegro moderato (Arr. for String Orchestra by Gustav Mahler)15:42
• 2Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": II. Andante con moto (Arr. for String Orchestra by Gustav Mahler)10:54
• 3Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": III. Scherzo. Allegro moderato (Arr. for String Orchestra by Gustav Mahler)03:58
• 4Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": IV. Presto (Arr. for String Orchestra by Gustav Mahler)09:40
• Sonata in A minor, D. 821 "Arpeggione":
• 5Schubert: Sonata in A minor, D. 821 "Arpeggione": I. Allegro moderato (Arr. for Cello and Strings by Michal Kaňka)12:25
• 6Schubert: Sonata in A minor, D. 821 "Arpeggione": II. Adagio (Arr. for Cello and Strings by Michal Kaňka)04:17
• 7Schubert: Sonata in A minor, D. 821 "Arpeggione": III. Allegretto (Arr. for Cello and Strings by Michal Kaňka)09:45
• Total Runtime01:06:41

Info for Schubert: Quartet D. 810 "Death and the Maiden", Sonata "Arpeggione" D. 821

Two arrangements: one, undertaken by Gustav Mahler and revealed in 1984, of the most famous of Schubert’s 15 quartets, Death and the Maiden, of which he completed only the second movement Andante, which he in fact conducted in concert. Nowadays, such an expansion charms like the transfer of Schönberg’s Verklärte Nacht or Berg’s Lyric Suite to orchestra. The other, attempted many times, finally achieves a soloist-orchestra balance that preserves the Arpeggione‘s divertissement nature. Gaspar Cassadó proposed a version for large symphony orchestra that is somewhat overwhelming in relation to the simplicity of the original text. The present version for cello and strings, of which this is the first recording, offers a viewpoint both concertante and da camera that shows the purity, fraternal élan and timeless character of the cello’s melody to best advantage.

Michal Kaňka, cello
Praga Camerata
Pavel Hůla, conductor

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