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
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Music Played
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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. -
AntonÃn Dvořák
Humoresque in G flat major, Op.101 no.7
Music Arranger: Fritz Kreisler. Performer: Renaud Capuçon. Performer: Jérôme Ducros.- Capriccio – violin pieces.
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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.
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