Catalogue

Summary:

The Cypress String Quartet is a “wonderful ensemble” (Gramophone) whose “extremely fine playing” (The Classical Reviewer) has lent itself to music of Dvořák and contemporary Americans on their recordings for AVIE. They now turn to core 19th-century fare, some of the greatest chamber music ever written: Schubert’s single-movement “Quartettsatz”, and the composer’s final chamber work, the enduring String Quintet, joined by eminent Canadian cellist Gary Hoffman. The Cypresses’ elegant and clear signature sound lends itself perfectly to these two masterworks.

Tracklist:

FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797–1828)

String Quintet in C Major, D.956*
1. I. Allegro ma non troppo (19:57)
2. II. Adagio (13:50)
3. III. Scherzo (Presto) & Trio (Andante sostenuto) (10:49)
4. IV. Allegretto (9:43)

String Quartet No. 12 in C Minor, D.703 “Quartettsatz”
5. I. Allegro assai (8:57)

Cypress String Quartet • Gary Hoffman*, cello

Cecily Ward, violin • Tom Stone, violin
Ethan Filner, viola • Jennifer Kloetzel, cello

Recorded 28–30 January 2013
Producer: Cecily Ward · Recording engineer: Mark Willsher
Assistant engineer: Robert Gatley