SCHUBERT

 

Quintet in C D956, Quartettsatz D703

 

Tokyo String Quartet

David Watkin (2^nd cello)

 

Cellist David Watkin, formerly of the Eroica Quartet, joins the Tokyos in this distinguished reading of Schubert’s 'Quintet in C' - the last and perhaps the most haunting of all his chamber works, in which light and shadow, serenity and drama are presented in constant alternation. The programme also includes the 'Quartettsatz' of 1820 with its fragmentary slow movement.

 

"There was a real sense of occasion throughout this performance, the players communicating closely and bringing through the piece’s range of emotions, whether brief outbursts of joy or inner moments of doubt." Classical Source (concert review)

 

Harmonia Mundi SACD HMU807427