Franz Schubert
String Quartet No. 12 in c minor, D 703 "Quartettsatz"

String Quartet No. 13 in a minor, D 804 "Rosamunde"

String Quartet No. 14 in d minor, D 810 "Der Tod und das Mädchen"

Schubert’s chamber music is a cosmos in itself. With its beguiling, lyrical melodies and expressive harmonic language, it plumbs the depths of human emotions and existence: joy and sorrow, love and loss, closeness and loneliness. For our Schubert Marathon, members of the Berlin Philharmonic will immerse you in these musical landscapes of the soul: ranging from Schubert’s early string trios to the late String Quintet in C major, including works like the sparkling “Trout” Quintet and the dark-toned “Death and the Maiden” Quartet.