Schubert: “Trout” Quintet & Chamber Works / Forellen-Quintett / Notturno, Arpeggione-Sonate (Audio CD)

UPC: 028945366722

Overview

This Deutsche Grammophon compilation pairs Schubert’s beloved Piano Quintet in A major “Trout” with two of his finest intimate chamber pieces: the Notturno in E ♭ major (D 897) and the Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano in A minor (D 821). Recorded in stereo from DG’s 1965–1968 Polydor sessions and reissued in 1997, the disc features Christoph Eschenbach and the Koeckert Quartet alongside Pierre Fournier and Jean Fonda, offering 63 minutes 42 seconds of Schubert’s lyrical warmth and classical elegance.

Product Features

• Format: CD, Compilation; Jewel case
• Label & Catalog: Deutsche Grammophon – 453 667‑2 (Schuberts Meisterwerke series)
• Release Year: 1997 (Europe)
• Audio: Stereo ADD
• Total Duration: 63 minutes 42 seconds
• Recording Dates & Producer: 1965–1968, Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg
• Cover Art: Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, “Quellnymphen” (Landesmuseum Oldenburg)
• Printed: Germany; LC 0173

Track Listing

1–5. Quintet in A major “Trout” (D 667) – 35:25

1. Allegro vivace – 9:29

2. Andante – 7:04

3. Scherzo: Presto – 4:25

4. Thema & Variations (Andantino – Variazioni I‑V – Allegretto) – 7:43

5. Finale: Allegro giusto – 6:44

6. Notturno in E ♭ major (D 897) – Trio for Piano, Violin & Cello – 8:05

7–9. Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano in A minor (D 821) – 19:59

• 7. Allegro moderato – 7:34
• 8. Adagio – 4:14
• 9. Allegretto – 8:11

Publishers and Artists

• Piano Quintet & Notturno:

  • Piano: Christoph Eschenbach
  • Violin: Rudolf Koeckert
  • Viola: Oskar Riedl
  • Cello: Josef Merz
  • Double Bass: Georg Maximilian Hörtnagel

• Arpeggione Sonata:

  • Cello: Pierre Fournier
  • Piano: Jean Fonda

• Recording: Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg

• Producer & Editing: Deutsche Grammophon engineers

• Series: Schuberts Meisterwerke

• Release: 1997, DG Classics

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