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 Bryan Gilliam 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.
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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.
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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

Post-concert discussion with the Emerson String Quartet and Ara Guzelimian

This performance is approximately one hour and 50 minutes long, with one intermission.

There is no late seating.
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PROGRAM 1

MOZART: String Quartet in D major, K.575 (“Prussian”)
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BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in A minor, Op. 132, Molto adagio
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PROGRAM 2

MOZART: Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K.546, Adagio
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MOZART: String Quartet in B-flat major, K.589 (“Prussian”)
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BEETHOVEN: Grosse Fuge in B-flat major, Op. 133
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PROGRAM 3

BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in F major, Op. 135, Lento assai e cantante tranquillo
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BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131, Allegro
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