Schubert at the Red Hedgehog Tavern (Deluxe Edition) ZRI

• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): String Quintet in C, D. 956:
• 1Schubert: String Quintet in C, D. 956: 1. Allegro ma non troppo I07:55
• Traditional: Cristinel și Iulian Turturică:
• 2Traditional: Cristinel și Iulian Turturică03:17
• Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C, D. 956:
• 3Schubert: String Quintet in C, D. 956: 1. Allegro ma non troppo II07:12
• Traditional: Terkishe Yale V'Yove Tanz:
• 4Traditional: Terkishe Yale V'Yove Tanz03:43
• Koilen:
• 5Traditional: Koilen02:04
• Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C, D. 956:
• 6Schubert: String Quintet in C, D. 956: 2. Adagio I05:24
• Traditional: Bolgarski Zhok:
• 7Traditional: Bolgarski Zhok02:04
• Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C, D. 956:
• 8Schubert: String Quintet in C, D. 956: 2. Adagio II09:18
• 9Schubert: String Quintet in C, D. 956: 3. Scherzo I02:25
• Traditional: Furculești:
• 10Traditional: Furculești01:34
• Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C, D. 956:
• 11Schubert: String Quintet in C, D. 956: 3. Andante sostenuto01:55
• ZRI: Interlude I:
• 12ZRI: Interlude I01:07
• Franz Schubert: Der Leiermann:
• 13Schubert: Der Leiermann03:49
• ZRI: Interlude II:
• 14ZRI: Interlude II00:34
• Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C, D. 956:
• 15Schubert: String Quintet in C, D. 956: 3. Scherzo II02:04
• Traditional: Doina / Sadigurer-Chusid:
• 16Traditional: Doina / Sadigurer-Chusid07:25
• Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C, D. 956:
• 17Schubert: String Quintet in C, D. 956: 4. Allegretto I04:42
• Traditional: Unserer Tairele:
• 18Traditional: Unserer Tairele01:11
• Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C, D. 956:
• 19Schubert: String Quintet in C, D. 956: 4. Allegretto II01:00
• Traditional: Horă din Budeşti:
• 20Traditional: Horă din Budeşti03:43
• Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C, D. 956:
• 21Schubert: String Quintet in C, D. 956: 4. Allegretto III03:39
• Traditional: City of Sadhora:
• 22Traditional: City of Sadhora07:55
• Total Runtime01:24:00

Info for Schubert at the Red Hedgehog Tavern (Deluxe Edition)

Schubert recognised the height of his own romantic aspirations in the see-saw between virtuoso abandon and deep pathos of gypsy music, and also the alienation and defiance that it represented. The melodies we intersperse with the Schubert come from a wide variety of European traditional music backgrounds: Hungarian pub tunes, Jewish klezmer dances, shepherd melodies from the Carpathian Mountains and an improvised wedding lament. Our performance is an attempt to go through the looking glass to present the iconic String Quintet in the full glory of its radicalism and originality.

ZRI stands for ‘Zum Roten Igel’, the name of the major concert venue in Vienna in Schubert’s time but also of the tavern just behind it where bands played and composers caroused into the night; at one point Schubert even lived next door. His fluid embrace of folk tradition in this much-loved work is brought out in this exciting version, reflecting the daring and profound qualities of the piece itself.

Ben Harlan, clarinet
Max Baillie, violin
Matthew Sharp, cello
Jon Banks, accordion
Iris Pissaride, santouri

ZRI
stands for Zum Roten Igel, or ‘To the Red Hedgehog’, the tavern in 19th century Vienna where Schubert and Brahms each went to hear Gypsy and folk music. Beginning with their radical re-scoring of the Brahms Clarinet Quintet to include accordion and santouri (dulcimer), ZRI has developed equally captivating programs which re-imagine Schubert’s great C major quintet, adventure with Charlie Chaplin, and waltz with Schoenberg. The group has performed at major festivals across the UK and abroad and has made critically-acclaimed discs of both the Schubert and Brahms Quintets, the 'Cellar Sessions', and they will release their 4th album Cafe Danube in Sept 2024 on the Naxos label.

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