András Schiff, Hagen Quartett & Alois Posch - Franz Schubert: Trout Quintet (1984)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 173 Mb | Total time: 44:00 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Decca | 411 975-2 | Recorded: 1983
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 173 Mb | Total time: 44:00 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Decca | 411 975-2 | Recorded: 1983
The gentle melancholy of the "Trout" quintet is beautifully realized here by Andras Schiff and members of the Hagen Quartet. The final two movements almost seem to be one longer movement with a unity of expression between them that is most compelling, to the extent that the themes of the final movement have the feel of being further-flung variations of the "Trout" theme itself. The lower strings are particularly effective in these movements, and Schiff's lucid and un-plushy Bosendorfer sound is ideal. The earlier movements had the feel of a Dumka before Dvorak, with their alternation of more assertive and more quiet sections – but it's the melancholy character that wins out and gives this performance its particular force.