Special offer. Schubert: String Quintet in C major, D956
Anne Gastinel (cello)
Quatuor Diotima
The Diotima are particularly celebrated for their interpretations of contemporary repertoire and, joined by celebrated cellist Anne Gastinel, they make a strong and assured fivesome, with none...
Special offer. Schubert: String Quintet in C major, D956
Anne Gastinel (cello)
Quatuor Diotima
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The Diotima are particularly celebrated for their interpretations of contemporary repertoire and, joined by celebrated cellist Anne Gastinel, they make a strong and assured fivesome, with none...
About
As is the case with most of Schubert’s chamber music, it took several decades for the quintet to be discovered and published. The first performance took place more than 20 years after the composer’s death, on the initiative of the violinist Joseph Hellmesberger and his quartet (Vienna, Musikverein, 1850), and the score was published only in 1853 (Spina, Vienna). The work then circulated rapidly through Europe; for example, it received its Paris premiere on 7 February 1866 under the auspices of the Société de Musique de Chambre of Jules Armingaud and Léon Jacquard. Here Anne Gastinel joins the Quatuor Diotima in Schubert's monumental chamber work that takes almost an hour to perform but contains some of his most sublime melodies.
Contents and tracklist
- Anne Gastinel (cello)
- Quatuor Diotima
- Recorded: July 2013
- Recording Venue: Theatre Auditorium de Poitiers, France
Awards and reviews
February 2014
The Diotima are particularly celebrated for their interpretations of contemporary repertoire and, joined by celebrated cellist Anne Gastinel, they make a strong and assured fivesome, with none of the sense of four-plus-one
14th November 2013
Throughout the Quintet, you get the impression that great thought has gone into the balancing and integration of the instrumental forces and into the unanimous inflection of dynamics and phrasing. The result is a performance that blends striking spontaneity, serenity and spirit.
New York Times 1st January 2014
The Diotima Quartet of France and the cellist Anne Gastinel never let you forget [the] rough edges, shoving them right in your face. But the payoffs are considerable. Just listen to the quintessentially Viennese taffy pull that ends the first phrase of the second theme in the finale.
