Der Tod Und Das Mädchen = Death And The Maiden = La Jeune Fille Et la Mort = Streichquartett = String Quartet = Quator à Cordes = D-moll = D Minor = Ré Mineur D. 810 (No. 14)

Franz Schubert composed his String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, known as Death and the Maiden, in 1824 while he was suffering from poor health and deep existential distress. The work is named after his 1817 lied of the same name, which serves as the thematic basis for the second movement's variations. It is regarded as a cornerstone of the chamber music repertoire, balancing late-Classical formal structure with a haunting, proto-Romantic emotional intensity.

This specific recording was performed by the Brandis Quartet and released on the German label Orfeo in 1982. The Brandis Quartet, formed in 1976 by members of the Berlin Philharmonic, was recognized for a precise, disciplined approach to the Viennese classical tradition. Their interpretation was received as a technically polished and scholarly addition to the extensive discography of Schubert's chamber works, maintaining the label's reputation for high-fidelity captures of European string ensembles.