(1998) Schubert: String Quartets in String Orchestra Versions Cantique The Daphne Etude and the

The Daphne Etude and the Allegretto for Violin are two rarely performed miniatures from his later years

He is prize-winner of the Orpheum Foundation Zurich

The emphasis on the middle and bass registers combined with the numerous colors of the “modern” concert harpsichord are the foundation of the particularly intensive and richly shaded sonorities

And Hummel lived with Mozart for two years as one of his students

as if a gourmet menu

(1998) Schubert: String Quartets in String Orchestra Versions Cantique The Daphne Etude and theThe intensity and power of Schuberts genius are manifest not only in the extraordinary beauty of his works, but also in the diversity and prolificacy with which he wrote. Paradoxically, the abundance of his compositions actually created an impediment for their understanding and appreciation as a whole. For years he was regarded primarily a song composer without an appreciation of the greatness of his symphonic and chamber music. His string quartets,