Schubert: String Quintet

Weinberg - String Quartet No.7
Schubert - String Quintet

They return to CMF with a programme of equal intensity. Schubert’s String Quintet is one of the great works of chamber music, famous for its transcendental slow (second) movement. A simple, otherworldly hymn where time seems to stop, then erupts into a violent middle section before returning to its serene opening.

Though Polish rather than Russian, Weinberg shared a close artistic and personal bond with Shostakovich. His String Quartet No. 7 is poignant and introspective, coloured by Jewish folk influences and sudden dramatic outbursts.

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has to offer and presents it to the people of Cambridge.

We book artists whose touring schedule usually misses out smaller cities,
and we select intriguing repertoire that tells a story: from Mozart masses
to14th-century middle eastern music; and from Shostakovich quartets to new
commissions for percussion. We invite a wide range of international musicians
and ensembles for intimate recitals, chamber concerts and larger events with
dozens of performers on stage. We’re the only classical promoter in the city to
offer this variety and high standard on a regular basis.

CMF has undergone different models since its foundation in 1991, and is now run as a twice-annual series presenting classical music in bold, imaginative and inspiring ways.

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