Quatuor Modigliani / Schubert’s String Quartets III
Hamburg International Music Festival
New ground
In his biography of the composer, Alfred Einstein wrote about the Quartet Movement in C minor, D. 703, that »No bridge leads from the earlier quartets to this piece«. And it is true that the dark and eerie mood of this first movement of an unfinished string quartet stands alone in Schubert’s quartet oeuvre. Here, Schubert audibly breaks new ground, laying the path that led to his justly acclaimed late string quartets. In their third concert in the Elbphilharmonie’s 2022/23 season, the Quatuor Modigliani combine this unusual work with the composer’s second and his last quartet.
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Aged only 15, Schubert already shows love of experiment and self-confidence in the D major Quartet D. 94. His final essay in the genre, the G major quartet of 1826, already points the way to the late 19th and the 20th centuries with its bold harmonies and highly unusual sound concept. It is ranked today alongside the late Beethoven quartets as one of the pinnacles of the genre.
Performers
Quatuor Modigliani
Amaury Coeytaux violin
Loïc Rio violin
Laurent Marfaing viola
François Kieffer violoncello
Programme
Franz Schubert
Quartet Movement in C minor, D 703
Streichquartett D-Dur D 94
– Interval –
Franz Schubert
Streichquartett G-Dur D 887
Festival
Hamburg International Music Festival
Spotlight
Schubert’s String Quartets