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Artist: Franz Schubert Title: Trout Quintet

Details: Schubert Quintet for Piano Violin Viola Violoncello and Double-Bass ( (Trout˜ Quintet) - Sir Clifford Curzon and Members of the Vienna Octet .. In the summer of 1819 Franz Schubert stayed in the Austrian town of Steyr where he began work on the composition of the five-movement Piano Quintet in A major op. 114 (D 667) which was commissioned by the cellist Sylvester Paumgartner. The work was completed in the autumn and soon achieved great popularity under the name of Trout Quintet which it owes to the Andantino fourth movement v a set of variations on the song of the same name. The work has remained highly popular right up to the present day and so it comes as no surprise to find this highly praised recording made with such renowned artists as the pianist Clifford Curzon the violinist Willi Boskovsky and
Label: Decca
This item was added to our catalog on Thursday 10 April, 2008
Schubert, Franz - Trout Quintet - LP
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