String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956 (Arr. for 5 saxophones by Maja Lisac Barroso) Maja Lisac Barroso & Quatuor Habanera

• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956 (Arr. for 5 saxophones by Maja Lisac Barroso):
• 1 Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956 (Arr. for 5 saxophones by Maja Lisac Barroso): I. Allegro ma non troppo 19:33
• 2 Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956 (Arr. for 5 saxophones by Maja Lisac Barroso): II. Adagio 13:43
• 3 Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956 (Arr. for 5 saxophones by Maja Lisac Barroso): III. Scherzo (Presto) - Trio (Andante sostenuto) 11:28
• 4 Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956 (Arr. for 5 saxophones by Maja Lisac Barroso): IV. Allegretto 09:35
• Total Runtime 54:19

Info for String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956 (Arr. for 5 saxophones by Maja Lisac Barroso)

To celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the legendary Quatuor Habanera (Paris), the Swiss-Slovenian saxophonist Maja Lisac Barroso presented the formation with an immense but fascinating challenge. To rehearse a work that is actually seen as the ‘epitome of a chamber music work for strings’: Schubert’s famous String Quintet, D.956. The artist spent two years listening to Schubert’s masterpiece every day, researching the work and its genesis, before finally arranging it for five saxophones. The result? Something seemingly impossible…

Maja Lisac Barroso, saxophone
Quatuor Habanera

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