Schubert and Janacek:
- String Quartets.
On this CD, we get to listen to the string quartet called ‘Quatuor Debussy’ as they perform two of the finest works of the chamber music repertoire: Schubert’s ‘Death and the Maiden’ quartet, and the so-called ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ quartet by Janacek.
One of the critics responded with the following: “With its dazzling technique and perfect mastery, the Quatuor Debussy produced an intensity and a moving fervor. The interpretation reached an unsurpassed quality.”
The selection descriptions are:
Janacek:
- String Quartet No. 1 ‘The Kreutzer Sonata’
- String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D810 ‘Death and the Maiden’
Performed by Quatuor Debussy.
Here is the Leos Janacek Quatet n°1 ‘Sonate à Kreutzer’ first movement “con moto”, performed by the Stanislas Quartet:
And next, here is the Schubert String Quartet No 14 D – minor ‘Death and the Maiden’ played by the Hagen Quartet and recorded many years ago:
http://youtu.be/7CG21filfd0
Finally, here is the same Schubert quartet as recorded by the Quatuor Debussy:
Tags: Franz Schubert, Death and the Maiden, Leos Janacek, Quartet number 1, Quatuor Debussy