Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956
About This Event
Groupmuse NYC presents Franz Schubert's String Quintet in C Major, D. 956. Schubert—whose output ranges from song cycles to symphonies and whose music appears regularly at Groupmuse and Bargemusic—places melody and formal architecture ahead of technical display, a balance that shapes performances of this chamber work.
About String Quintet in C major, D. 956(chamber)
Franz Schubert's final chamber work, the String Quintet in C major is sometimes called the "Cello Quintet" because it is scored for a standard string quartet with a second cello rather than a second viola, which is more usual.
About the Artist
Franz Schubert
Franz Schubert is best known as a foundational voice in European art music, with a catalog that ranges from song cycles and chamber works to symphonies and late piano pieces. In New York City, his music appears regularly in programs at Groupmuse NYC and Bargemusic, where it sits alongside composers from Mozart and Beethoven to Bartók and Finzi, and in collaborations associated with artists such as Muriel Oberhofer, Eric Clark, and Alexander Fiterstein.