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Death and the Maiden
Late Night Chamber Music
Part of the Southwell Music Festival 2019
Add to my Calendar 23-08-2019 22:00 24-08-2019 00:00 36 Death and the Maiden This great string quartet – a worthy successor to those of Beethoven – was composed in 1824, the year Schubert realised that he was dying. It takes its name from a Schubert song depicting a dialogue between a young woman and Death; the song’s theme forms the basis for the quartet’s second movement, but bleakness and foreboding pervade the entire piece. A performance of the song will precede the quartet, whose movements will be interspersed with readings. Southwell Minster, Southwell DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Southwell Minster
Church Street
Southwell
Nottinghamshire
NG25 0HD
England
Programme
Franz Schubert – String Quartet no.14 in D minor 'Death and the Maiden', D.810
Franz Schubert – Der Tod und das Mädchen, D.531
Performers
Marcus Farnsworth – baritone
Libby Burgess – piano
Victoria Newlyn – Reader
Southwell Festival Chamber Soloists
Other concerts in this Festival
Programme Note
This great string quartet – a worthy successor to those of Beethoven – was composed in 1824, the year Schubert realised that he was dying. It takes its name from a Schubert song depicting a dialogue between a young woman and Death; the song’s theme forms the basis for the quartet’s second movement, but bleakness and foreboding pervade the entire piece. A performance of the song will precede the quartet, whose movements will be interspersed with readings.