Dimitri Chostakovitch (1906-1975)
Quatuor à cordes n° 8 en do mineur, op. 110

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Quatuor à cordes n° 14 en ré mineur, D 810 "Death and the Maiden"

Quatuor Aris

Anna Katharina Wildermuth, violon
Noémi Zipperling, violon
Caspar Vinzens, alto
Lukas Sieber, violoncelle

The Aris Quartett, one of the most exciting ensembles on the international scene, won several ARD awards in 2016. The second Genuin CD confirms the amount of publicity the quartet has received. Two existential chamber music works can be found there, which in their unconditionality and unheard-of expressiveness demand everything from the listener. The Aris Quartett plays Shostakovich's famous 8th string quartet and Schubert's Death andthe Maiden with an uncompromising style that pulls you out of your chair: spooky nocturnal pieces, deeply sad lamentation and a demonic dance macabre – world class!