Schubert: String Quartet in G major; String Quartet in C minor CD review – a breathless treat

Doric String Quartet(Chandos)The feverish unease that pervades these late Schubert works, with their ambiguous shifts from major to minor, tremolo triplets and searing outbursts, is perfectly captured by the excellent Doric String Quartet in this latest in their series for Chandos. They attack the 1820 “Quartettsatz” in C minor with alarming intensity, flashing through its single movement with fiery determination, and maintain the same tension throughout the 50 minutes of the massive