Overview
The Tana String Quartet and soprano Julia Sitkovetsky join writer and broadcasterGavin Plumley to explore Alban Berg’s Lyric Suitefor string quartet and soprano in this visually andmusically illustrated lecture-recital.
Composed in1926 the work was Berg’s love letter to his mistress,Hanna Fuchs. As dramatic as any opera, the quartetfeatures various numerical, musical and textualcodes, including a song, concealed within its finalmovement.
This lecture-recital, accompanied byprojections from the stage, will read between theledger lines and unlock the secrets behind one of theSecond Viennese School’s most passionate scores.