Movement II from String Quartet No. 14 ( Death and the Maiden)

This work was originally written for string quartet in 1824, and here we have movement II arranged for woodwind quintet. “Death and the Maiden” is one of the pillars of the chamber music repertoire. This work was composed while composer suffered through a serious illness and realized that he was dying, and is his testament to death.

Not all repeats are required, and the group playing the live performance audio accompanying the Scoreflipper version (L’Amore della Musica) has omitted several repeats.