This is a superb, even breathtaking introduction to a corner of Schubert's output that started out obscure, became somewhat better known in an altered form, and then dropped back into obscurity. Schubert composed these vocal quartets and quintets (some a cappella, some with piano) for small musicales involving his friends and like-minded artists. They were then picked up by German and Austrian all-male choirs (some of which established themselves in America) and often performed by large groups -- which, hearing this disc, ...
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This is a superb, even breathtaking introduction to a corner of Schubert's output that started out obscure, became somewhat better known in an altered form, and then dropped back into obscurity. Schubert composed these vocal quartets and quintets (some a cappella, some with piano) for small musicales involving his friends and like-minded artists. They were then picked up by German and Austrian all-male choirs (some of which established themselves in America) and often performed by large groups -- which, hearing this disc, you realize must have diluted their impact although it could work in certain cases. With the decline of these choirs the works were put back in the drawer; college glee clubs, for whatever reason, haven't sung them much. There have been occasional modern performances by quartets and quintets, but this one, by the curiously named Schubert hoch vier (Schubert High Four), really stands out. The overall strength of the reading is that the group shrinks the works down to quiet, personal...
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