Signum Quartett – Schubert: Aus der Ferne (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Signum Quartett – Schubert: Aus der Ferne (2018)
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Franz Schubert’s songs sometimes found their way into his instrumental works, perhaps most famously in the fourth movement of the Piano Quintet in A major, D667, “Trout,” which was based on Die Forelle, D550; the Wanderer Fantasy in C major, D760, which was inspired by Der Wanderer, D489; and the second movement of the String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D810, which was based on Der Tod und das Mädchen, D531. Digging a little deeper into Schubert’s oeuvre, the Signum Quartett explores less obvious relationships, though no less significant, because the mixing of songs and instrumental works was common at his private concerts for his friends, the Schubertiades. This 2018 release on PentaTone Classics, Aus der ferne, presents a handful of Lieder in arrangements for string quartet by the group’s violist, Xandi van Dijk, and two lyrical chamber works, the String Quartet No. 8 in B flat major, D112, and the String Quartet No 13 in A minor, “Rosamunde.” Listening to this hybrid SACD doesn’t require any special research or careful bar-by-bar analysis, because Schubert’s melodies are plainly evident and the Signum Quartett plays with great warmth and a light, lyrical spirit, so the program works exceptionally well as pure music, intriguing as the connections between the songs and the quartets are.

Tracklist:
1-01. Signum Quartett – Lied aus der Ferne, D. 107 (Arr. X. van Dijk for String Quartet) (01:29)
1-02. Signum Quartett – Rosamunde, Op. 26, D. 797: No. 6, Hirtenmelodien (Arr. X. van Dijk for String Quartet) (01:16)
1-03. Signum Quartett – String Quartet No. 8 in B-Flat Major, Op. 168, D. 112: I. Allegro ma non troppo (09:41)
1-04. Signum Quartett – String Quartet No. 8 in B-Flat Major, Op. 168, D. 112: II. Andante sostenuto (08:14)
1-05. Signum Quartett – String Quartet No. 8 in B-Flat Major, Op. 168, D. 112: III. Menuetto. Allegro – Trio (05:21)
1-06. Signum Quartett – String Quartet No. 8 in B-Flat Major, Op. 168, D. 112: IV. Presto (05:42)
1-07. Signum Quartett – Lachen und Weinen, Op. 59 No. 4, D. 777 (Arr. X. van Dijk for String Quartet) (01:49)
1-08. Signum Quartett – Die Götter Griechenlands, D. 677 (Arr. X. van Dijk for String Quartet) (03:39)
1-09. Signum Quartett – Wandrers Nachtlied II, Op. 96 No. 3, D. 768 (Arr. X. van Dijk for String Quartet) (02:09)
1-10. Signum Quartett – String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 29, D. 804: I. Allegro ma non troppo (13:51)
1-11. Signum Quartett – String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 29, D. 804: II. Andante (06:59)
1-12. Signum Quartett – String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 29, D. 804: III. Menuetto. Allegretto – Trio (07:57)
1-13. Signum Quartett – String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 29, D. 804: IV. Allegro moderato (07:41)
1-14. Signum Quartett – Du bist die Ruh, Op. 59 No. 3, D. 776 (Arr. X. van Dijk for String Quartet) (03:43)

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