Emerson String Quartet Mozart and Beethoven: The Late Quartets
“The picture of textural clarity and enlivening energy.” —The New York Times
The Emerson String Quartet explores Mozart’s and Beethoven’s late works in three profound, not-to-be-missed programs celebrating the greatest compositions for string quartet, some of the final musical exhalations of two extraordinary geniuses.
PROGRAM 1
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 7:30 Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater
Eugene Drucker, violin Philip Setzer, violin Lawrence Dutton, viola David Finckel, cello
MOZART: Quartet in D major, K.575 (“Prussian”) BEETHOVEN: Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 127 BEETHOVEN: Quartet in A minor, Op. 132
Pre-concert lecture by Christopher H. Gibbs at 6:15 in the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse
This performance is approximately two hours and five minutes long, with one intermission.
There is no late seating.
PROGRAM 2
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 7:30 Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater
Eugene Drucker, violin Philip Setzer, violin Lawrence Dutton, viola David Finckel, cello
MOZART: Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K.546 MOZART: Quartet in B-flat major, K.589 (“Prussian”) BEETHOVEN: Alternate Finale to Op. 130 BEETHOVEN: Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 130, with Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
This performance is approximately one hour and 40 minutes long, with one intermission.
There is no late seating.
PROGRAM 3
Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 5:00 Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater
Eugene Drucker, violin Philip Setzer, violin Lawrence Dutton, viola David Finckel, cello
MOZART: Quartet in F major, K.590 (“Prussian”) BEETHOVEN: Quartet in F major, Op. 135 BEETHOVEN: Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
Emerson String Quartet performed Mozart's Fugue in E major for string quartet, from Bach's Well-tempered Clavier, Book II, K.405, as an encore.
Post-concert discussion with the Emerson String Quartet and Ara Guzelimian
Sponsored by Logicworks
This performance is approximately one hour and 50 minutes long, with one intermission.
There is no late seating.
PROGRAM 1
MOZART: String Quartet in D major, K.575 (“Prussian”)
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in A minor, Op. 132, Molto adagio
PROGRAM 2
MOZART: Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K.546, Adagio
MOZART: String Quartet in B-flat major, K.589 (“Prussian”)
BEETHOVEN: Grosse Fuge in B-flat major, Op. 133
PROGRAM 3
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in F major, Op. 135, Lento assai e cantante tranquillo
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131, Allegro
