Trout Quintet for piano, violin, viola, cello and double-bass in A major, D 667; Adagio & Rondo Concertante in F major, D 487 Chamber Players of Canada Andrew Tunis - piano Andrew Dawes - violin Guylaine Lemaire - viola/alto Julian Armour - cello Murielle Bruneau - double-bass ACD2 2346 The Trout Quintet for piano and strings in A major is certainly one of the best-known works of Schubert, indeed of the entire chamber-music repertoire. The Trout in the title refers to the work's fourth movement, which is a series of variations on the eponymous lied. The Quintet is written for an unusual combination that - like Hummel's E-flat major Quintet - sees the string quartet's second violin replaced by a double-bass. The Chamber Players of Canada also perform the Adagio and Rondo Concertante in F major, D 487, a pure example of Hausmusik (music for the home) destined to enliven an evening with friends or family.
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