The Artemis Quartet is one of an elite group of string quartets on the world stage today. After having been awarded with Germany's prestigious Klassik ECHO award and France s Grand Prix de I Academie Charles Cros in 2011 for their Virgin Classics Beethoven cycle, the members of Artemis Quartet now release an all-Schubert CD. It presents the composer s final three string quartets: No. 13 in A minor, Rosamude; No. 14 in D minor, Death and the Maiden and No. 15 in G major. This new Schubert album joints the Artemis Quartet s 2008 release of the composer s String Quintet (for which cellist Truls Mork complemented the ensemble) and Quartettsatz in C minor.String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810, 'Death and the Maiden': I. Allegro 15:18String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810, 'Death and the Maiden': II. Andante Con Moto 13:12String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810, "Death and the Maiden": III. Scherzo - Allegro Molto 4:35String Quartet No. 14 in D minor D. 810, 'Death and the Maiden': IV. Presto 8:43String Quartet in a Minor, D. 804, 'Rosamunde': I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo 12:29String Quartet in a Minor, D. 804, 'Rosamunde': II. Andante 7:19String Quartet in a Minor, D. 804, 'Rosamunde': III. Menuetto - Allegro 9:07String Quartet in a Minor, D. 804, 'Rosamunde': IV. Allegro Moderato 7:06String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D. 887: I. Allegro Molto Moderato 20:56String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D. 887: II. Andante Un Poco Mosso 11:44String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D. 887: III. Scherzo [Allegro Vivace] 8:23String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D. 887: IV. Allegro Assai 10:17
