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Record Review: Schubert's String Quintet in C with Natasha Loges and Andrew McGregor

Schubert's String Quintet in C with Natasha Loges and Andrew McGregor

BBC Radio 3 - Record Review, Schubert's String Quintet in C with Natasha Loges and Andrew McGregor

Natasha Loges picks a favourite recording of Schubert's String Quintet in C.

Natasha Loges picks a favourite recording of Schubert's String Quintet in C. Plus, Ben Gernon reviews recordings of orchestral music by Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky and Shostakovich.

9.30 am
Building a Library
Natasha Loges picks a favourite recording of Schubert’s String Quintet in C. 

Franz Schubert's last chamber piece, the String Quintet in C major (D. 956), is one of the most sublime pieces in the repertoire. It is scored for a standard string quartet plus an extra cello. The work remained unpublished at the time of Schubert's death in November 1828 and after it was belatedly premiered and published in the 1850s, it gradually gained recognition as a masterpiece. Knowing that Schubert died so soon after composing the work, makes many people hear a valedictory quality in the music. 

10.40 am
Ben Gernon has been listening to the latest recordings of orchestral music by Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky and Shostakovich.

11.20 am
Record of the Week
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