(1998) Schubert: String Quartets in String Orchestra Versions Cantique Sutermeister

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And Hummel lived with Mozart for two years as one of his students

The emphasis on the middle and bass registers combined with the numerous colors of the “modern” concert harpsichord are the foundation of the particularly intensive and richly shaded sonorities

They are characterized by a dense orchestral style reminiscent of the transition from Wagner to Richard Strauss

temperate dissonances and virtuosio solos

(1998) Schubert: String Quartets in String Orchestra Versions Cantique SutermeisterThe intensity and power of Schuberts genius are manifest not only in the extraordinary beauty of his works, but also in the diversity and prolificacy with which he wrote. Paradoxically, the abundance of his compositions actually created an impediment for their understanding and appreciation as a whole. For years he was regarded primarily a song composer without an appreciation of the greatness of his symphonic and chamber music. His string quartets,