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Schubert: Death and the Maiden / Kopatchinskaja, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
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Schubert: Death and the Maiden / Kopatchinskaja, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

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Details

Composer
SCHUBERT DOWLAND GESUALDO
Artist
Kopatchinskaja
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Oct 28, 2016
Catalog #
ALPHA265
UPC
3760014192654

About

A pillar of chamber music repertoire, Schubert’s String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, known as Death and the Maiden, was written in 1824 after Schubert suffered through a series of debilitating illnesses and realized that he was dying. It is the composer’s testament to death, and is named for the theme of the second movement which was taken from an 1817 publication of the same title. “With the wonderful Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra we are presently exploring Schubert’s quatuor ‘Death and the maiden.’ Of course we have to include Schubert’s earlier song with the same title on the poem of Matthias Claudius. This song belongs to the medieval tradition of the dance of death. Therefore we also play “Toden Tanz” (with poor me dancing), an ancient death dance written up by the German organ player August Norminger… we also play one of Dowland’s Pavans from “Seven Teares.” Add to this “Moro lasso”… In between we also refresh our ears with other unsettling works by modern composers…” (Patricia Kopatchinskaja)

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REVIEW:

This being Patricia Kopatchinskaja, this is not your run-of-the-mill disc of Schubert’s Death and the Maiden. Instead, it’s a live recording led by the violinist of a concert in which the movements of Schubert’s string quartet – in Kopatchinskaja’s own string-orchestra version – are interspersed with other music to revealing effect. The quartet gets an energetic, edgy performance - sometimes nervy, occasionally playful. The whole makes for thought-provoking, refreshing listening – and what impresses most, as ever, is the sheer aliveness of Kopatchinskaja’s music-making.

– The Guardian (UK)

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 Toden Tanz (Arr. M. Wiancko for String Orchestra & Percussion) [Live] 02:32
    Track
    1
    Title
    Toden Tanz (Arr. M. Wiancko for String Orchestra & Percussion) [Live]
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    August Nörmiger
    Ensemble
    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
  2. 2 Byzantine Chant on Psalm 140 (Arr. P. Kopatchinskaja for Violin & String Orchestra) [Live] 02:09
    Track
    2
    Title
    Byzantine Chant on Psalm 140 (Arr. P. Kopatchinskaja for Violin & String Orchestra) [Live]
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja
    Ensemble
    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
  3. 3 I. Allegro (Arr. P. Kopatchinskaja for String Orchestra) [Live] 16:22
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Allegro (Arr. P. Kopatchinskaja for String Orchestra) [Live]
    Duration
    16:22
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
  4. 4 No. 2, Lachrimae antiquae nouae (Live) 02:57
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 2, Lachrimae antiquae nouae (Live)
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Kyu-Young Kim, Maiya Papach, Shuangshuang Liu, James Wilson
  5. 5 II. Andante con moto (Arr. P. Kopatchinskaja for String Orchestra) [Live] 13:48
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Andante con moto (Arr. P. Kopatchinskaja for String Orchestra) [Live]
    Duration
    13:48
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
  6. 6 Moro, lasso, al mio duolo (Live) 03:19
    Track
    6
    Title
    Moro, lasso, al mio duolo (Live)
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Carlo Gesualdo
    Performer
    Ruggero Allifranchini, Kyu-Young Kim, Maiya Papach, Shuangshuang Liu, James Wilson
  7. 7 III. Scherzo. Allegro molto (Arr. P. Kopatchinskaja for String Orchestra) [Live] 03:37
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Scherzo. Allegro molto (Arr. P. Kopatchinskaja for String Orchestra) [Live]
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
  8. 8 Ligatura (Message to Frances-Maria), Op. 31b "The Answered Unanswered Question" [Version for 2 Violins, 2 Cellos & Celesta] [Live] 05:01
    Track
    8
    Title
    Ligatura (Message to Frances-Maria), Op. 31b "The Answered Unanswered Question" [Version for 2 Violins, 2 Cellos & Celesta] [Live]
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    György Kurtág
    Performer
    Daria T. Adams, Kayla Moffett, James Wilson, Joshua Koestenbaum, Sunmi Chang
  9. 9 No. 4, Ruhelos (Live) 00:26
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 4, Ruhelos (Live)
    Duration
    00:26
    Composer
    György Kurtág
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja
  10. 10 IV. Presto (Arr. P. Kopatchinskaja for String Orchestra) [Live] 08:49
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Presto (Arr. P. Kopatchinskaja for String Orchestra) [Live]
    Duration
    08:49
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra