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Quartets Plus

Haydn's "Emperor," Dvořák's "American," and Beethoven's "Razumovsky" quartets are all part of this classic series that features outstanding string ensembles. After each concert, stay for a Salon Encores reception and get together with people who love music as much as you do.

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Friday, Oct 12, 2012 | 7:30 PM
Philharmonia Quartett Berlin
Weill Recital Hall

Performers

  • Philharmonia Quartett Berlin
    ·· Daniel Stabrawa, Violin
    ·· Christian Stadelmann, Violin
    ·· Neithard Resa, Viola
    ·· Dietmar Schwalke, Cello

Program

  • MOZART String Quartet in D Major, K. 499, "Hoffmeister"
  • LUTOSLAWSKI String Quartet
  • BEETHOVEN String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74, "Harp"
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In 1984, four principal string players of the Berliner Philharmoniker came together to form a new quartet. Since then, the Philharmonia Quartett Berlin has been burnishing a reputation as one of the best quartets in the world. Whether playing classic string quartets by Mozart and Beethoven, or Lutosławski's foray into the genre, this outstanding ensemble is truly memorable.
Brahms's String Quartet No.2 In A Minor, Op.51, No.2, II. Andante Moderato
Juilliard String Quartet
Sony Classical
Thursday, Nov 15, 2012 | 7:30 PM
Apollon Musagete Quartet
Weill Recital Hall

Performers

  • Apollon Musagete Quartet
    ·· Pawel Zalejski, Violin
    ·· Bartosz Zachlod, Violin
    ·· Piotr Szumiel, Viola
    ·· Piotr Skweres, Cello

Program

  • HAYDN String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76, No. 3, "Emperor"
  • SZYMANOWSKI String Quartet No. 1, Op. 37
  • SUK Meditation on an Old Czech Hymn, "St. Wenceslas," Op. 35
  • JANÁCEK String Quartet No. 1, "Kreutzer Sonata"
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Founded in Vienna in 2006 by four talented Polish musicians, the Apollon Musagete Quartet prides itself on its open-minded, collaborative style. At Carnegie Hall, it performs a program that includes Haydn’s jubilant “Emperor” Quartet and music by Janáček.
Szymanowski's String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 37, I. Lento assai - Allegro moderato
Apollon Musagete Quartet
Oehms Classics
Friday, Feb 15, 2013 | 7:30 PM
Miró Quartet
Weill Recital Hall

Performers

  • Miró Quartet
    ·· Daniel Ching, Violin
    ·· William Fedkenheuer, Violin
    ·· John Largess, Viola
    ·· Joshua Gindele, Cello

Program

  • BEETHOVEN String Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1, "Razumovsky"
  • BEETHOVEN String Quartet in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2, "Razumovsky"
  • BEETHOVEN String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3, "Razumovsky"
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When Count Razumovsky, the Russian ambassador in Vienna, commissioned Beethoven to write a set of quartets, he asked for music that evoked his homeland with folk-song melodies. What he got instead were three pieces of such compositional bravura and epic scope that they elevated the genre and changed music history. A group that plays with “explosive vigor and technical finesse” (The New York Times), the Miró Quartet is an apt match for these epochal works.
Beethoven's String Quartet No.9 in C, Op.59, No.3, "Rasumovsky," Allegro molto
Quartetto Italiano
Decca
Friday, Mar 22, 2013 | 7:30 PM
Škampa Quartet
Weill Recital Hall

Performers

  • Škampa Quartet
    ·· Helena Jiríkovská, Violin
    ·· Daniela Soucková, Violin
    ·· Radim Sedmidubský, Viola
    ·· Lukáš Polák, Cello

Program

  • MOZART String Quartet in B-flat Major, K. 589, "Prussian"
  • PAVEL FISCHER Mad Piper (NY Premiere)
  • DVORÁK String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, "American"
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“The beauty of their playing,” says London’s Independent of the Škampa Quartet, “stems from deep musical intelligence.” With a profound understanding of Czech folklore, this group has made a specialty of music by composers from its native country. On this program, the quartet performs works by Czech composers from different eras: 19th-century master Antonín Dvořák and Pavel Fischer, a former Škampa violinist.
Dvořák's String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, "American," Allegro ma non troppo
Škampa Quartet
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