Schubert: Ins stille Land - Signum Quartett

SONGS AND QUARTETS ON ALIENATION AND DEATH 

After their multi-award-winning album Aus der Ferne, the Signum Quartett continues their Schubert journey for PENTATONE with Ins stille Land, another recording that explores the fascinating connections between his string quartets and songs, the latter arranged for string quartet by Xandi van Dijk, the ensemble’s violist. The concept for this recording project grew out of the Schubertiad, where chamber music and vocal works would be heard side by side in an intimate setting. The songs and quartets featured on Ins stille Land share a fascination for alienation and death, characteristic of Schubert’s troubled existence, with his world famous “Death and the Maiden” quartet as the album’s centrepiece. 

1        In Stille Land, D 403    1:09
2        Frühlingsglaube, D 686    2:51
String Quartet No. 6 In D Major, D 74    (22:14)
3        Allegro Ma Non Troppo    
4        Andante    
5        Menuetto. Allegro    
6        Allegro    
7        "Vorüber, Ach Vorüber", From Der Tod Und Das Mädchen, D 531    0:34
8        Abendstern, D 806    2:33
9        Auf Dem Wasser Zu Singen, D 774    2:40
10        Das Grab, D 330    1:01
String Quartet No. 14 In D Minor, D810 "Der Tod und das Mädchen"    (43:19)
11        II. Andante    6:59
12        III. Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio    7:57
13        IV. Allegro Moderato    7:41
14        Du Bist Die Ruh, D776    3:43
15        Schwanengesang, D 744    2:55