String Quartet No 14 in D minor 'Death and the Maiden', D810 (Schubert)
from Schubert: Death and the Maiden (CDA67585)
1 Allegro [10'51]
2 Andante con moto [12'23]
3 Scherzo: Allegro molto [3'40]
4 Presto [9'04]
35 minutes 58 seconds 4 tracks
‘The Takács have the ability to make you believe that there's no other possible way the music should go, and the strength to overturn preconceptions that comes only with the greatest performers’ (Gram ...
‘Schubert's two most accessible quartets receive interpretations on this disc which are as near ideal as one is ever likely to hear’ (BBC Music Magazine)
Death and the Maiden is a deeply affecting reading with the violin of Edward Dusinberre tenderly conveying the maiden's vulnerability and the mounting panic as she is stalked by the insistent ...