The 'heavenly lengths' Schumann loved in late Schubert are as much in evidence in the sublime G major quartet as in the other large-scale works of Schubert's final years. The Takács Quartet's earlier Hyperion recordings of Schubert were hailed as 'near ideal' and 'superlative' and this new release is every bit as fine.
1 Schubert: String Quartet No.15 in G Major, D887 I. Allegro Molto Moderato
2 Schubert: String Quartet No.15 in G Major, D887 II. Andante Un Poco Moto
3 Schubert: String Quartet No.15 in G Major, D887 III. Scherzo: Allegro Vivace - Trio: Allegretto
4 Schubert: String Quartet No.15 in G Major, D887 IV. Allegro Assai
5 Schubert: String Quartet No.8 in B Flat Major, D112 I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
6 Schubert: String Quartet No.8 in B Flat Major, D112 II. Andante Sostenuto
7 Schubert: String Quartet No.8 in B Flat Major, D112 III. Menuetto: Allegro - Trio
8 Schubert: String Quartet No.8 in B Flat Major, D112 IV. Presto
The 'heavenly lengths' Schumann loved in late Schubert are as much in evidence in the sublime G major quartet as in the other large-scale works of Schubert's final years. The Takács Quartet's earlier Hyperion recordings of Schubert were hailed as 'near ideal' and 'superlative' and this new release is every bit as fine.
