Schubert: Complete String Quartets

This set presents the complete string quartets by Franz Schubert, including the completion of two unfinished movements, by Christian Starke.

Schubert's string quartets span his whole creative lifetime. The early quartets are firmly rooted in the classical Viennese style, charming, fresh, lyrical and witty, the later quartets (Rosamunde, Death and the Maiden, G major) speak a deep, dramatic and sometimes grim language, full of Weltschmerz, hope and despair.

The German Diogenes Quartet have been delving deep into the world of Schubert over the past few years. Critics (Fanfare and other magazines) have praised "their genuine emotional engagement and real feeling for Schubert's unique modes and moods of musical expression", "immaculate execution".

Excellent and extensive liner notes by musicologist and producer Christian Starke.