Doric String Quartet
Book now- HaydnString Quartet in E Flat, Op 76 No 6
- BrittenString Quartet in C, Op 36 No 2 (1945)
- SchumannString Quartet in A, Op 41 No 3
Date:
Saturday 1 May 2010
Time:
7:30 PM
Free talk at:
6:30 PM
Haydn's remarkable late quartet makes both daring and subtle use
of distant keys, rhythmic ambiguity and counterpoint -
sophistications he wears characteristically lightly. With its
brilliant and concise first two movements, Britten's second
quartet, composed in 1945, pays tribute to Purcell in the
last. Also turning to earlier models, Schumann's studies of
Beethoven and Haydn triggered an astonishing burst of inspiration;
he composed all three of his quartets in June 1842!
'performances of terrific panache and perception'
The Sunday Telegraph
Wiltshire Music Centre's Quartet in Association, the Doric
String Quartet have recently released their all-Haydn debut CD and
signed a recording contract with Chandos.
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