COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS VOL.6

Diogenes Quartet - Streichquartett Nr. 15 G-dur Op 1. Allegro Molto Moderato 2. Andante Un Poco Moto 3. Scherzo: Allegro Vivace - Trio: Allegretto 4. Allegro Assai Diogenes Quartet - Streichquartett C-moll D 103 (A Grave - Allegro (Fragment Vervollstaendigt Von Chr ? This last recording in the Schubert Complete String Quartet cycle puts the crown upon a remarkable achievement by the German Diogenes Quartet, praised for its consistently high level of ensemble playing, full commitment and deep understanding of the composer’s dramatic language. ? This CD contains the great G major quartet, Schubert’s last, and one of the greatest quartets ever written, an uncompromising, forward-looking masterwork of unprecedented proportions and emotional scope. ? The CD ends with the famous Quartettsatz in C minor, an unfinished work, for this recording completed by musicologist and producer Christian Starke (who also wrote the excellent liner notes for the whole series).