Classics Explained: Schubert Piano Quintet "Trout" (Written and Narrated by Jeremy Siepmann)

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CD 1
1
Introduction, origins
Jeremy Siepmann
1:39
2
Imagery, analogy and the shape of the things to come; the opening flourish
Jeremy Siepmann
1:50
3
The unusual presence of the double-bass
Jeremy Siepmann
0:54
4
A palette of tone colours and the emergence of a theme
Jeremy Siepmann
0:47
5
Trouble getting off the ground, but the key is not in doubt.
Jeremy Siepmann
0:49
6
Jumping the queue: Schubert takes a lesson from Mozart.
Jeremy Siepmann
1:33
7
Mozart demonstrates a traditional transition.
Jeremy Siepmann
0:33
8
Destination clarified
Jeremy Siepmann
0:07
9
Mozart confirms our arrival.
Jeremy Siepmann
0:08
10
A Schubertian shocker from a later work
Jeremy Siepmann
0:52
11
Rejoining the 'Trout', with a reminder
Jeremy Siepmann
0:27
12
The piano joins the strings with yet a third variant of the theme.
Jeremy Siepmann
0:31
13
A rhythmic motto: the 'triplet motif'
Jeremy Siepmann
1:26
14
We get it here.
Jeremy Siepmann
0:17
15
We get it there.
Jeremy Siepmann
0:17
16
We find it everywhere, even in the double-bass.
Jeremy Siepmann
0:27
17
The strings' answer to the piano's opening flourish
Jeremy Siepmann
0:36
18
The two-part structure of the 'answering motif'...
Jeremy Siepmann
0:24
19
...but scarcely ever the same way twice
Jeremy Siepmann
0:34
20
The piano and strings now share the material for the first time.
Jeremy Siepmann
0:42
21
Conversation as the first principle of chamber music
Jeremy Siepmann
0:43
22
Opening (introductory) section heard complete
Jeremy Siepmann
1:01
23
The violin and double-bass in partnership
Jeremy Siepmann
1:16
24
The violin and piano swap roles.
Jeremy Siepmann
0:59
25
Transition to second main theme; triplets now everywhere
Jeremy Siepmann
1:12
26
On the threshold of the new theme
Jeremy Siepmann
0:30
27
Second main theme (a 'love duet'), shared by cello and viola
Jeremy Siepmann
1:24
28
The abandonment of octaves in the piano changes the tone colour.
Jeremy Siepmann
1:07
29
A surprising change of tone and a premonition
Jeremy Siepmann
0:39
30
A return to lyricism, but the cello jumps the gun
Jeremy Siepmann
0:37
31
A buoyant, skipping new theme is given to the solo piano.
Jeremy Siepmann
0:36
32
Re-entry of the strings as the violin takes up the new theme
Jeremy Siepmann
0:25
33
A transitional theme, and another Schubertian key-jump
Jeremy Siepmann
1:33
34
We sense the imminent arrival of the closing theme.
Jeremy Siepmann
1:31
35
A sudden, hushed key-change introduces part two of the closing theme.
Jeremy Siepmann
0:40
36
The exposition comes to an end.
Jeremy Siepmann
0:32
37
Cue to complete exposition
Jeremy Siepmann
0:06
38
Music: exposition complete
Jeremy Siepmann
4:09
39
Introduction to the development; the genetic code of 'key'
Jeremy Siepmann
7:20
40
The contrasting aural properties of piano and violin
Jeremy Siepmann
1:03
41
The ponderous double-bass is featured in the first main theme
Jeremy Siepmann
0:49
42
The strings are liberated from servitude, but are a long way from home.
Jeremy Siepmann
0:42
43
A joyful conversation and a change of pace in the piano
Jeremy Siepmann
1:06
44
The piano takes the melodic lead again.
Jeremy Siepmann
0:31
45
A conversation between violin and piano leads to the exposition...
Jeremy Siepmann
1:20
46
...but Schubert gets it 'wrong'.
Jeremy Siepmann
1:35
47
Piano Quintet in A major "Trout", D. 667: I. Allegro vivace (Kodály Quartet feat. piano: Jenő Jandó)
9:09
48
Introduction to second movement
Jeremy Siepmann
1:53
49
The violin now takes theme one.
Jeremy Siepmann
0:29
50
The piano regains the theme.
Jeremy Siepmann
0:42
51
The violin and piano round off first section with the new 'closing' theme.
Jeremy Siepmann
0:35
52
A major change of tone: a passing cloud and a dark new key
Jeremy Siepmann
1:19
53
The piano abandons its octaves, but not its triplets, in the new 'Hungarian' theme.
Jeremy Siepmann
1:28
54
The sun returns with a new theme, in two contrasting parts.
Jeremy Siepmann
1:21
55
An evaporating dialogue between violin and piano
Jeremy Siepmann
0:58
56
A major mood change as twilight falls
Jeremy Siepmann
1:12
57
Cue to whole movement
Jeremy Siepmann
0:33
58
Piano Quintet in A major "Trout", D. 667: II. Andante (Kodály Quartet feat. piano: Jenő Jandó)
7:30
CD 2
1
Introduction to the Scherzo - And a Clear Four-Bar Phrase...
Jeremy Siepmann
1:37
2
..."Answered" by Two Two-Bar Phrases
Jeremy Siepmann
0:21
3
A Disconcerting "Echo"
Jeremy Siepmann
1:02
4
Expectation, Frustration and Surprise
Jeremy Siepmann
0:27
5
The Phrase Length Exands From Nine to Fourteen Bars
Jeremy Siepmann
0:36
6
The Beginning of the Second Half...
Jeremy Siepmann
1:07
7
... or Should It Go From G minor to D major?
Jeremy Siepmann
0:08
8
Doubts Are Sown as the Tonality Becomes Elusive.
Jeremy Siepmann
0:48
9
A Varied Reprise of Part One, and the End of the Scherzo Proper
Jeremy Siepmann
0:33
10
A Conversational Start to the Trio Section
Jeremy Siepmann
0:40
11
Another Schubertian Phrase Extension
Jeremy Siepmann
0:25
12
Two Overlapping Phrases Add Up to a Single Theme.
Jeremy Siepmann
0:22
13
The Piano Adds a Third Phrase to the Overlap.
Jeremy Siepmann
0:32
14
The Overlaps Continue as the Key Drifts Downwads
Jeremy Siepmann
0:36
15
Another Schubertian Key-Jump, Now to B flat
Jeremy Siepmann
0:45
16
A Dramatic Transformation of Mood
Jeremy Siepmann
0:52
17
Awakening From a Dream: The Main Theme's Return
Jeremy Siepmann
0:51
18
Cue to Complete Scherzo
Jeremy Siepmann
0:11
19
Piano Quintet in A major "Trout", D. 667: III. Scherzo: Presto (Kodály Quartet feat. piano: Jenő Jandó)
3:52
20
Enter the Trout, at Last; A Meeting With the Original
Jeremy Siepmann
0:30
21
Music: "Die Forelle"
Jeremy Siepmann
1:59
22
Back to the Quintet: The Strings, Headed by the Violin, Introduce the Theme.
Jeremy Siepmann
1:24
23
The First Variation
Jeremy Siepmann
1:41
24
The Second Variation
Jeremy Siepmann
1:14
25
The Third Variation
Jeremy Siepmann
1:20
26
The Fourth Variation, Part One
Jeremy Siepmann
1:33
27
The Fourth Variation, Part Two
Jeremy Siepmann
0:57
28
The Fifth Variation
Jeremy Siepmann
2:45
29
The Final Variation, Part One: Violin and Piano Alone Introduce the Theme
Jeremy Siepmann
0:31
30
The Final Variation, Part Two: The Cello Takes the Tune.
Jeremy Siepmann
0:25
31
The Final Variation, Part Three: Piano and Violin Return as a Duo...
Jeremy Siepmann
0:25
32
The Final Variation, Part Four: ...as Do the Viola and Cello.
Jeremy Siepmann
0:17
33
The Final Variation, Part Five: The Entire Ensemble Is Reunited.
Jeremy Siepmann
0:39
34
Piano Quintet in A major "Trout", D. 667: IV. Theme: Andantino (Kodály Quartet feat. piano: Jenő Jandó)
7:09
35
Introduction to the Finale: Schubert as Wizard of Repetition
Jeremy Siepmann
2:17
36
Easily Overlooked: The Accompaniment From Cello and Double-Bass
Jeremy Siepmann
0:36
37
Contrasts of Timbre and Register
Jeremy Siepmann
0:59
38
A Repetition, and Yet Not a Repetition
Jeremy Siepmann
0:07
39
A Journey Begun; The Phenomenon of Musical Gravity
Jeremy Siepmann
0:22
40
The Journey Completed
Jeremy Siepmann
0:16
41
The Source of Musical Gravity
Jeremy Siepmann
0:22
42
Music: Saint-Saens - The Carnival of the Animals "The Pianists"
Jeremy Siepmann
0:28
43
A Scale of Shifting Tensions
Jeremy Siepmann
0:49
44
Music: Beethoven, Symphony No. 1 (Finale)
Jeremy Siepmann
0:37
45
Back to Schubert
Jeremy Siepmann
0:39
46
The Piano Embellishes a Scalewise Descent.
Jeremy Siepmann
0:18
47
A Retrospective Moment
Jeremy Siepmann
0:33
48
Repetition More Apparent Then Real
Jeremy Siepmann
1:02
49
A Taste of Phrase Rhythm
Jeremy Siepmann
1:26
50
Shifting Patterns of Accentuation
Jeremy Siepmann
0:27
51
The Section Reviewed
Jeremy Siepmann
0:15
52
An Increasingly Sophisticated Texture as Parts Interact
Jeremy Siepmann
0:46
53
More Phrase Rhythm
Jeremy Siepmann
0:29
54
A Repetition From the Strings...
Jeremy Siepmann
0:11
55
... and an Answer From the Piano
Jeremy Siepmann
0:13
56
In Transition to the Secondary Key
Jeremy Siepmann
0:51
57
The Origin of the Second Theme
Jeremy Siepmann
0:19
58
The Second Main Theme
Jeremy Siepmann
0:38
59
The Closing Section Begins, With a Question Answered.
Jeremy Siepmann
0:42
60
The Question Repeated, a Slightly Different Answer
Jeremy Siepmann
0:28
61
First Theme of Closing Section Reviewed
Jeremy Siepmann
0:59
62
Remembrance of Things Past
Jeremy Siepmann
0:28
63
The Piano and Strings Argue Over the Harmony.
Jeremy Siepmann
1:13
64
Emergence of the Final Theme
Jeremy Siepmann
0:24
65
An Unexpected Thunderstorm
Jeremy Siepmann
0:51
66
The Sound of Silence
Jeremy Siepmann
1:29
67
Cue to Complete Finale
Jeremy Siepmann
1:00
68
Piano Quintet in A major "Trout", D. 667: V. Finale: Allegro giusto (Kodály Quartet feat. piano: Jenő Jandó)
6:47