Soundbites: Evocations of Nature
Here in the Trout Quintet, Schubert mirrors the visual imagery of the little trout swimming in the water, in its explorative adventures with nature, especially so in his incorporation of the same tune in his eponymous lieder for solo voice and piano. The pastoral and rustic qualities of countryside life are also present in several instances, melding together with the leaping playfulness of the trout and its friends.
