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Death and the Maiden

From Wigmore Hall, London, the Escher String Quartet play two of Mendelssohn Pieces for String Quartet, Op 81, plus Schubert's Quartet in D minor, 'Death and the Maiden'.

From Wigmore Hall, London, former Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Escher String Quartet, from New York, play two of Mendelssohn's Pieces for String Quartet Op 81, plus Schubert's darkly powerful Quartet in D minor, D810, with its slow-movement set of variations on his own song 'Death and the Maiden'

Introduced by Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Mendelssohn: Andante sostenuto and variations, Op 81 No 1
Mendelssohn: Scherzo Op 81 No 2
Schubert: String Quartet in D minor, D810 (Death and the Maiden)

Escher String Quartet

Recorded at Wigmore Hall, London, on 8 February 2016

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Andante (Variations) In E Major Op.81`1 For String Quartet

    Ensemble: Escher String Quartet.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Andante and Scherzo for String Quartet, Op 81 Nos 1 & 2

    Ensemble: Escher Quartet.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Scherzo In A Minor Op.81`2 For String Quartet

    Ensemble: Escher String Quartet.
  • Franz Schubert

    Quartet In D Minor D.810 (Death And The Maiden) For Strings

    Ensemble: Escher String Quartet.
  • Franz Schubert

    String Quartet in D minor (Death and the Maiden)

    Ensemble: Escher Quartet.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Humoresque in G flat major, Op.101 no.7

    Music Arranger: Fritz Kreisler. Performer: Renaud Capuçon. Performer: Jérôme Ducros.
    • Capriccio – violin pieces.
    • Virgin.
    • 5.
  • Henry Purcell

    King Arthur, or The British worthy (Z.628), Act 2 no.16a; Symphony

    Performer: Alison Balsom. Orchestra: The English Concert. Conductor: Trevor Pinnock.
    • EMI.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 8 Feb 2016 13:00
  • Sun 14 Feb 2016 13:00
  • Mon 13 Apr 2020 13:00

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