Schubert String Quintet in C II Adagio Part 1
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Oh it tears my heart out
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@jthweatt I could never have put it better myself. A beautiful piece, even in the most heartless and dark of times, it will reassure me of where my heart really is, even if every other part of me disagrees. Your linking of the two themes is possibly the most accurate of which I have seen.
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Does it tear your heart out?
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@dotcom97 - good call; it was also the title music to an episode of Inspector Morse, about 20 years ago - stuck in my mind then. Inspector Morse used to feature many excellent pieces of classical music. The spin off Lewis does so similarly, but less varied than when John Thaw played Morse.
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I always thought the Amadeus Quartet 's was the best performance of this piece : but this one is really extraordinary!
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quel incroyable monument !!! quelle émotion !!!
what an incredible monument !!! what emotion !!!
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In chamber music here was me thinking Schubert had reached his peak with the String Quartet No. 14, and then I discovered this...the man truly was a genius.
It must have been unfortunate to be composing at the same time as Beethoven and Rossini, but I am glad Schubert has gained a following.
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what about uploading the other movement pretty pretty please? :)
Thumbs up if you first heard this piece on the BBC movie "Conspiracy"
dotcom97 1 year ago 37
I don't think that most people are making a connection between Schubert and the Nazis. This piece is used as incidental music in a very good film called Conspiracy. In fact, I think that the choice of music underscores an important theme in the film, namely, that Heydrich's heartlessness is not lessened by a percieved appreciation for the beauty of this music, and that Eichmann's soullessness is underscored by his disdain for it.
jthweatt 2 years ago 11