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Franz Schubert - String Quartet No​.​14, in D minor, D810 - "Death and the Maiden" - I. Allegro (Live from Paliesius, Lithuania)

from The Wanderer - Live From Paliesius, Lithuania (ICR025) by Brooklyn Rider

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The Wanderer closes with an undisputed masterwork of the string quartet repertoire, Franz Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden.” Written in 1824, this work marks an important transition in Schubert’s music for string quartet from its hausmusik roots to works of grand dramatic scope. This quartet was composed just as Schubert came to know that he was seriously ill
with syphilis. His dark state of mind could be summed up in this excerpt from a letter to a friend: "I feel myself to be the most unfortunate, the most miserable being in the world." While we hear in the overall quartet a sense of mortal struggle, peaked emotions, and intense drama, viscerally reflecting Schubert’s state of affairs, he chose the slow movement to feature Death’s song (Schubert’s 1817 setting of Matthias Claudius’ poem Death and the Maiden) in a mantra-like theme and set of variations. Seven years after the original setting, the words of the song clearly took on heightened meaning in light of his struggles: Give me your hand, you beautiful and tender form! I am a friend, and come not to punish. Be of good cheer! I am not fierce, softly shall you sleep in my arms! - Nicholas Cords

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from The Wanderer - Live From Paliesius, Lithuania (ICR025), released February 17, 2023

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Hailed as “the future of chamber music” (Strings), the veteran string quartet Brooklyn Rider presents eclectic repertoire and gripping performances that continue to draw rave reviews from classical, world, and rock critics alike. NPR credits Brooklyn Rider with “recreating the 300-year-old form of string quartet as a vital and creative 21st-century ensemble.” ... more

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