Schubert String Quintet in C major (D. 956) (1828)
Clarke Two Movements for String Quartet (1924-26)
Schubert and Clarke
Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast oeuvre, including more than 600 secular vocal works, seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, incidental music, and a large body of piano and chamber music. The String Quintet is sometimes called the “Cello Quintet” because it is scored for a standard string quartet plus an extra cello instead of the extra viola which is more usual in conventional string quintets. It was composed in 1828 and completed just two months before the composer’s death.
Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979) was a British-American classical composer and violist best known for her chamber music featuring the viola. She is considered one of the most important British composers in the interwar period between World War I and World War II and the most distinguished British female composer of her generation. Born in England (of a German mother and an American father), Rebecca Clarke claimed both British and American nationalities and spent substantial periods of her long life in the United States, where she permanently settled after World War II. Although Clarke’s output was not large, her work was recognized for its compositional skill and artistic power.
July 30, 2022, 6:00 PM TO 7:30 PM
LOCATION
Wausau Conservatory of Music
404 Seymour St
Wausau, WI 54403
United States
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