Schubert: String Quintet in C Major

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tokyo_String_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
gptkb:St._Lawrence_String_Quartet
gptkbp:character lyrical and expressive
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Franz_Schubert
gptkbp:critical_reception highly regarded
gptkbp:cultural_significance one of Schubert's last works
gptkbp:dedication to the memory of his friend, the cellist Joseph Merk
gptkbp:duration approximately 40 minutes
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Vienna
gptkbp:first_performance performed by the Schubert Quartet
gptkbp:form sonata form
gptkbp:influence later composers
gptkbp:influences classical music
gptkbp:inspiration chamber music tradition
gptkbp:instrument string instruments
gptkbp:involved_forces two violins, viola, and two cellos
gptkbp:key C Major
gptkbp:legacy influential in chamber music
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Allegretto
gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Andante
gptkb:5
gptkb:Adagio
Scherzo: Allegro
gptkbp:music_style melody
harmony
counterpoint
rhythm
gptkbp:notable_features complex harmonies
use of counterpoint
emotional depth
thematic development
thematic transformation
use of motifs
lyrical themes
varied textures
rich textures
expressive phrasing
use of silence
recurring themes
structural innovation
expressive dynamics
harmonic exploration
interplay between instruments
contrapuntal writing
emotional contrasts
contrast between movements
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Quatuor_Ébène
gptkb:Alban_Berg_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
gptkb:Takács_Quartet
gptkb:Mendelssohn_String_Quartet
gptkbp:opus_number gptkb:Posthumous_D_956
gptkbp:performance frequent in chamber music repertoire
gptkbp:premiere_date November 19, 1850
gptkbp:style Romantic
gptkbp:year_composed 1828