Schubert’s Trout Quintet – June 22, 2014

Beethoven String Trio in G major, Op. 9, No. 1Dohnányi SerenadeSchubert Quintet for Piano and Strings in A major, D. 667, ‘The TroutWell known musicians from the San Francisco Symphony, San Jose State University and Stanford University perform timeless chamber works of Beethoven, Dohnányi, and Schubert, including Schuberts Quintet in A major for Piano and Strings, “Trout”. The quintet was composed in answer to a commission for a piece of chamber music based on his popular lied Die Forelle, and is known for its innovative harmonic language and unique sonority.