Artists
- Carducci String Quartet
- Date
- Sat 21 Mar 2015, 11.00am
- Duration
- 11:00am – 12:00noon
- Availability
Programme
- Joseph Haydn1732-1809
- The Joke 38:
- IV. Finale: Presto 38
- Dmitry Shostakovich1906-1975
- 2 pieces for string quartet:
- II. Polka (after the Polka from 'The Golden Age' Op. 22)
- Philip Glassb. 1937
- Company:
- II.
- Joseph Haydn1732-1809
- The Frog 49:
- III. Menuetto. Allegretto 49
- Dmitry Shostakovich1906-1975
- String Quartet No. 8 in C minor Op. 110:
- II. Allegro molto
- Joseph Haydn1732-1809
- The Bird 39:
- I. Allegro moderato 39
- Anton Webern1883-1945
- Sechs Bagatellen Op. 9:
- II. Leicht bewegt
- IV. Sehr langsam
- Ludwig van Beethoven1770-1827
- Razumovsky Op. 59 No. 2:
- III. Allegretto – Maggiore No. 2
- Ástor Piazzolla1921-1992
- Four for Tango
- Thoinot Arbeau1520-1595
- Sword Dance
- Antonín Dvořák1841-1904
- American Op. 96:
- IV. Finale: Vivace ma non troppo
Overview
An exciting, interactive hour of fun with the Carducci String Quartet full of inspiration, audience participation and glorious music, including Haydn’s ‘Bird’ and ‘Frog’ quartets, and works by Beethoven, Piazzolla and Philip Glass.
Learn the ‘forbidden rhythm’ and see how Shostakovich used it in the ‘wrong note’ Polka, and join the quartet in a performance of Arbeau’s ‘Sword Dance’.
This concert is part of the CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust ticket scheme, offering free tickets to those aged 8-25
Supported by The Monument Trust
Supported by the Mayfield Valley Arts Trust