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Death and the Maiden

March 25 - 28, 2021*
Streaming available April 1 - 6

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SCHUBERT/MAHLER DEATH AND THE MAIDEN (STRING QUARTET NO. 14 IN D MINOR)

Franz Schubert’s monumental String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor was written in 1824 after the 27-year old composer had been hospitalized and knew that he was terminally ill. The title “Death and the Maiden” is taken from the quartet’s second movement, which is based on a song of that title Schubert had composed years earlier. Although Schubert did hear the quartet performed privately, the work was not published until three years after his death at age 31. The towering piece is considered one of the most important chamber music works in the repertoire, and an intense reflection on life and death. Gustav Mahler undertook the arrangement heard here for  string orchestra in 1896.

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 Every section and soloist within the orchestra played their role with strength and beauty; every tree proud and tall. Tali served as an excellent guide leading the forces with assured confidence. The overall sound was lush and, yes, intense just where it needed to be.  

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 Andrew Lane, the Orchestra’s Principal Pops Conductor, knows how to program a winning event and this concert had something for everyone. It also brought in a whole new audience that seemed dazzled by the performances.  

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 The Sarasota Orchestra played a program this past weekend filled with so much color, it was like visiting the Louvre.  

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 The performance... was exceptional, bringing new and stunning sonorities from a larger than usual Sarasota Orchestra under the dynamic leadership of Anu Tali.  

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