Quatuor Ebène/Capuçon - compelling and fresh

Wigmore Hall, London
Following Schubert’s great and overwhelming C major quintet with Beethoven’s op 130 made for a bold but exhilarating eveningHow to schedule Schubert’s C major string quintet? In the right hands, the piece is so overwhelming that anything else on the programme risks being eclipsed. But if the quintet is to be played alongside other music, what should that music be, and should the Schubert have the last word?France’s Quatuor Ebène took the bold a