
Released: 19 November 2021
Reference: AP266
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Recorded by Little Tribeca in May 2021 at Château Fallot, Lausanne, Switzerland
Artistic direction: Hugo Scremin
Sound engineering: Nicolas Bartholomée, Hugo Scremin
Editing, mixing, mastering: Hugo Scremin
Recorded in 24 bit/96kHz

Released: 19 November 2021
Reference: AP266
Schubert: The Last Quartets
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Schubert’s last two quartets, composed during the final years of his life, reveal the impressive mastery he achieved, despite the knowledge that he was dying. The four movements of the “Death and the Maiden” quartet, all in minor keys, and the tumultuous, quasi-orchestral fifteenth Quartet, an important stage on “the way to the grand symphony”, bear witness to the composer’s struggle against illness and death. The Aviv Quartet has spent many years working on these two works, polishing and maturing its interpretation, to finally come to this brilliant, intense and masterly performance.
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CD1
String Quartet no.15 in G major D.887
1. I. Allegro molto moderato
2. II. Andante un poco moto
3. III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace – Trio. Allegretto
4. IV. Allegro assai
CD2
String Quartet no.14 in D minor ‘Death and the Maiden’ D.810
1. I. Allegro
2. II. Andante con moto
3. III. Scherzo. Allegro molto – Trio
4. IV. Presto