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Catalogue | Chamber Music
F. Schubert: String Quartets Vol. II
“Not to be scorned as a first-born.”
That is what the Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung had to say about the 1824 premiere of Schubert’s A minor Quartet at the concert hall of the Vienna Musikverein. That critic could hardly have expected that the work would one day belong to the... 
Franz Schubert
"This is the second volume of the Mandelring Quartett’s projected Schubert cycle and again the playing is excellent." (Strings Magazine)
F. Schubert: String Quartets Vol. II
- String Quartet in A minor D. 804, Op. 29 "Rosamunde"
- Allegro ma non troppo (13:49)
- Andante (07:13)
- Minuetto. Allegretto - Trio (06:37)
- Allegro moderato (07:40)
- String Quartet in E major D. 353, Op. 125,2
- Allegro con fuoco (07:04)
- Andante (05:12)
- Minuetto. Allegro vivace - Trio (03:20)
- Rondo. Allegro vivace (05:07)
“Not to be scorned as a first-born.”
That is what the Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung had to say about the 1824 premiere of Schubert’s A minor Quartet at the concert hall of the Vienna Musikverein. That critic could hardly have expected that the work would one day belong to the cornerstones of the string quartet repertoire!
The Quartet is characterised by a lyrical, song-like basic mood as well as the moderate tempi of its movements. All movements begin with ideas for rhythmic material, more or less out of the blue; this material
is just as important for formal and cyclical continuity as are the lyrical and dance-like themes. In spite of the overall lyric mood, Schubert also elegantly succeeds in drawing out material for dramatic passages from his motifs.
If the A minor Quartet was conceived for professional musicians, the E major Quartet is the last one that Schubert composed for amateur musicians for domestic use. Probably written as early as 1816, Schubert is here still clearly linked to the craftsmanship, sonorous mastery and formal proportions of the Viennese classics. The predominantly brief themes and motifs are striking; only later did Schubert give these up in favour of broader expanses and epic breadth. The atmosphere of Viennese Classicism can be sensed in the entire Quartet; one has a glimpse of the later Schubert only in the Andante, with its simple, folkloristic themes, especially its subsidiary theme.
Following the enormous success of F. Schubert: String Quartets Vol. I the Mandelring Quartett now proudly presents Volume 2. The Quartet plays with dedication and takes great pleasure in detail, once more convincing the listener through its musical and technical mastery. These qualities can be especially vividly experienced in the Surroundsound of this SACD recording.
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Classica-Répertoire
| Antoine Mignon | January 5, 2005
Le Quatuor Mandelring poursuit son exploration des quatuors de Schubert avec, dans ce deuxième volume, la présence notable du Quatuor « Rosamunde...
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Der Reinbeker
| Peter Steder | May 17, 2010
Jazz und Klassik
„Chesky Records“ gehört unbestritten zu den führenden audiophilen Labels (Vertrieb: inakustik). Die Aufnahmen entstehen nicht im Studio, sondern... -
DeutschlandRadio
| Norbert Ely | May 16, 2005
Seien Sie willkommen zu einer kurzen wohlwollend-kritischen Auseinandersetzung mit zwei Neuerscheinungen auf dem Gebiet der Kammermusik-CDs. Zum einen...
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Ensemble - Magazin für Kammermusik
| Detlev Bork | January 4, 2005
Quartette komplett
Der hoch gelobten ersten Schubert-CD des Mandelring Quartetts folgt nun endlich die zweite mit dem Quartett A-Moll, D 804 und dem... -
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
| Ulrich Schreiber | September 27, 2005
Totentanz, tumultuös
Das Mandelring-Quartett findet bei Schubert zu strenger Eloquenz
Keines der Streichquartette Franz Schuberts ist auf Tonträgern so oft... -
Hessischer Rundfunk
| Maria-Elisabeth Ranft | November 4, 2005
um 17.05h:
Franz Schubert ist von Hause aus ein Kammermusiker, nicht nur die frühen Sinfonien komponierte er für das heimische Ensemble von Familie und... -
Muzyka21
| Stanisław Lubliński | January 5, 2006
Dzialajacy od wielu lat prawie rodzinny zespol Mandelring Quartet – tylko altowiolista nie nalezy do rodzenstwa Schmidtow – ma w swoim dorobku...
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Pizzicato
| Guy Wagner | January 9, 2005
Nachdenken über Schubert
Über das Mandelring Quartett, bestehend aus Sebastian Schmidt, Nanette Schmidt, Roland Glassl und Bernhardt Schmidt, haben wir auf diesen Seiten... -
Stereoplay
| Alfred Beaujean | January 7, 2005
Streichquartett-Kunst auf hohem Niveau
Offenbar geht es hier um eine neue Gesamtaufnahme von Schuberts... -
Strings Magazine
| E.E. | January 6, 2005
This is the second volume of the Mandelring Quartett’s projected Schubert cycle (the first featured the E-Major Quartet and the “Death and the...
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The Strad
| David Denton | January 6, 2006
Mandelring Quartet: pleasing fluency
I first came across the Mandelring playing Schubert on a Naxos disc issued some years ago: the performances allowed the composer to speak directly to... -
www.classicstodayfrance.com
| Christophe Huss | February 11, 2006
C'est à ce genre de parution que l'on voit l'intelligence d'un éditeur. Quand je pense aux premiers SACD d'Audite (3e de Saint-Saëns et Sonates...
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www.musicweb-international.com
| Michael Cookson | January 9, 2006
Schubert’s chamber music is particularly well served in the CD catalogues at the moment and I for one am happy with the increasingly wide choice...
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www.SA-CD.net
| Polly Nomial | June 17, 2008
Like their opening volume in this cycle, the Mandelring Quartett pair a "named" quartet with a much earlier work and again, open with the more mature...
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www.SA-CD.net
| Andrew B | December 6, 2007
A truly delightful performance by the Mandelring Quartet, they give a refined and civilised account of the principal quartet D804 where repeated...
F. Schubert: String Quartets Vol. II (audite 92.524)
| article number: | 92.524 |
| EAN barcode: | 4022143925244 |
| price group: | ACX |
| release date: | 1. March 2005 |
| total time: | 56 min. |
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