David Cheng:
>I have a question about the second movement of the Schubert String Quintet.
>In the section that follows the turbulent minor section, is the theme in
>the first violin a variation on a preceding theme, or a new theme?
If I don't remember bad, this passage is a varied recapitulation of the
first section. The harmonic scheme is the same (or very similar), but the
first violin and one of the cellos draws some new melodic ornaments on it.
Pablo Massa
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