SCHUBERT: Complete String Quartets; Diogenes Quartet (7CD)

CD1
String Quartet in D D94
1 I. Allegro 8’48
2 II. Andante con moto 5’50
3 III. Menuetto (Allegretto) – Trio 2’38
4 IV. Presto 3’47
5 Andante in C D3 fragment competed by Christian Starke 4’15
String Quartet in A minor D804 ‘Rosamunde’
6 I. Allegro ma non troppo 13’51
7 II. Andante 8’17
8 III. Minuetto (Allegretto) – Trio 7’23
9 IV. Allegro moderato 8’22

Diogenes Quartet
Stefan Kirpal · Gundula Kirpal violins
Julia Barthel viola
Stephen Ristau cello

Total time 63’16

Recording: 10–11 & 21–22 July 2012, Himmelfahrtskirche, München-Sendling, Germany

CD2
Overture in B flat D470*
(fragment completed by Christian Starke)
1 Adagio maestoso – Allegro 6’19
String Quartet in B flat D112
2 I. Allegro ma non troppo 12’42
3 II. Andante sostenuto 8’45
4 III. Minuetto – Trio 5’03
5 IV. Presto 5’08
String Quartet in E D353
6 I. Allegro con fuoco 7’12
7 II. Andante 5’24
8 III. Minuetto – Trio 3’24
9 IV. Rondo: Allegro vivace 5’22

*First recording of completed version

Diogenes Quartet
Stefan Kirpal · Gundula Kirpal violins
Julia Barthel viola
Stephen Ristau cello

Total time 59’26

Recording: 3–5 December 2012, Himmelfahrtskirche, München-Sendling, Germany

CD3
String Quartet in G minor / B flat D18
1 I. Andante – Presto vivace 5’49
2 II. Menuetto – Trio 3’05
3 III. Andante 4’03
4 IV. Presto 4’13
5 Menuets and
5 German Dances D89
5 Menuet I – Trio 1 – Trio 2 3’45
6 Menuet II 0’59
7 Menuet III (early version) – Trio 1 – Trio 2 4’00
8 Menuet IV 0’59
9 Menuet V – Trio 1 – Trio 2 4’38
10 German Dance I – 3’40
Trio 1 – Trio 2
11 German Dance II – 3’32
Trio 1 – Trio 2
12 German Dance III – Trio 2’02
13 German Dance IV 0’53
14 German Dance V – 5’42
Trio 1 (early version) – Trio 2 – Coda
String Quartet in B flat D68
15 I. Allegro maestoso 10’41
16 II. Allegro 7’21
5 Menuets and
5 German Dances D89
17 Menuet III (later version) – 4’56
Trio 1 – Trio 2
18 German Dance V – 3’54
Trio 1 (later version) – Trio 2

Diogenes Quartet
Stefan Kirpal · Gundula Kirpal violins
Alba González i Becerra viola
Stephen Ristau cello

Total time 74’20

Recording: 16–18 December 2013, Himmelfahrtskirche, München-Sendling, Germany


CD4
String Quartet in D minor D810 ‘Der Tod und das Mädchen’
1 I. Allegro 16’23
2 II. Andante con moto 15’15
3 III. Scherzo: Allegro molto – Trio 4’06
4 IV. Presto – Prestissimo 9’06
String Quartet in D D74
5 I. Allegro ma non troppo 8’02
6 II. Andante 5’40
7 III. Minuetto: Allegretto 4’58
8 IV. Allegro 5’40
9 Minuet in D D86 1’48

Diogenes Quartet
Stefan Kirpal · Gundula Kirpal violins
Alba González i Becerra viola
Stephen Ristau cello

Total time 71’04

Recording: 1–3 & 7–8 July 2014, Himmelfahrtskirche, München-Sendling, Germany

CD5
String Quartet in C D46
1 I. Adagio – Allegro con moto 8’31
2 II. Andante con moto 5’24
3 III. Menuetto – Trio 4’38
4 IV. Finale: Allegro 4’44
Overture in C minor D8a
5 Largo – Allegro 9’06
String Quartet in E flat D87
6 I. Allegro moderato 10’04
7 II. Scherzo – Trio 2’05
8 III. Adagio 5’42
9 IV. Allegro 7’42
String Quartet in C minor D703
10 I. Allegro assai 9’30
11 II. Andante (fragment) 3’36

Diogenes Quartet
Stefan Kirpal · Gundula Kirpal violins
Alba González i Becerra viola
Stephen Ristau cello

Total time 71’09

Recording: 24-27 November 2014, 16 February 2015, Himmelfahrtskirche, München-Sendling, Germany

CD6
String Quartet in C D32
1 I. Presto 4’21
2 II. Andante 5’08
3 III. Menuetto: Allegro – Trio 2’31
4 IV. Allegro con spirito 7’58
String Quartet in B flat D36
5 I. Allegro 9’32
6 II. Andante 4’30
7 III. Menuetto: Allegro – Trio 4’46
8 IV. Allegretto 5’44
String Quartet in G minor D173
9 I. Allegro con brio 6’28
10 II. Andantino 6’07
11 III. Minuetto: Allegro vivace – Trio 3’27
12 IV. Allegro 6’19

Diogenes Quartet
Stefan Kirpal · Gundula Kirpal violins
Alba González i Becerra viola
Stephen Ristau cello

Total time 67’00

Recording: 15-16 February 2015, 17-19 March 2015, Himmelfahrtskirche, München-Sendling, Germany

CD7
String Quartet in G D887
1 I. Allegro molto moderato 22’42
2 II. Andante un poco moto 12’09
3 III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace – Trio: Allegretto 7’30
4 IV. Allegro assai 11’17
String Quartet in C minor D103
(fragment completed by Christian Starke)
5 Grave – Allegro 10’39

Diogenes Quartet
Stefan Kirpal · Gundula Kirpal violins
Alba González i Becerra viola
Stephen Ristau cello

Total time 64’23

Recording: 7–9 & 13–14 July 2015, Himmelfahrtskirche, München-Sendling, Germany