Quote Originally Posted by eestlinc View Post
Not Trout. That's a quintet for violin, viola, cello, bass, and piano. I'm referring to the string quintet which is for two violins, viola, and two cellos. It's most often performed or recorded by an established string quartet that brings is another famous cellist to play the fifth part. It's a quite substantial work, around 50 minutes. It's definitely in the same realm as Death and the Maiden, but perhaps better.
Yes, I know the instrumentation of Trout and also the basic concept behind bringing someone in with a quartet in order to perform a quintet...

Aside from that, thanks for clarifying. I'll definitely check it out!

Quote Originally Posted by Hambone
Ohh I know why Mozart and Beethoven are so popular. They wrote the most music. I may be wrong. I probably am wrong. I went to an Austin String Quartet private concert a while ago with my school orchestra teacher and I like quartets but they do have their dull movements. I'd much rather hear a viola or cello concerto. Symphonies are fun also.
...:rolleyes2 Actually Beethoven wrote relatively little music compared to Mozart, Haydn, Bach, and many of the earlier composers. You are, in fact, wrong, but then again, so are we all from time to time.

Even symphonies have dull moments. Who did the quartet perform? Maybe the style wasn't to your liking. Personally, I like more stuff from Beethoven on then from before Beethoven.