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Haydn
Doric String Quartet
Date
Wed 08 Nov 2017, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
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Artists

  • Doric String Quartet

    Programme

    • Joseph Haydn
      1732-1809
        • String Quartet in D Op. 20 No. 4 34
        • String Quartet in F minor Op. 20 No. 5 35

    Interval

    Encore

    • Joseph Haydn
      1732-1809
        • String Quartet in B flat Op. 64 No. 3 67
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        • II. Adagio 67

    Overview

    Haydn’s ‘Sun Quartets’, namedafter the rising sun decorationprinted on the cover of their firstedition in 1772, underlined thecomposer’s status as a masterof the genre.

    As part of WigmoreHall’s Haydn String Quartet Series,the Doric String Quartet unlocksthe full ‘Storm and Stress’ energyand impassioned intensity ofOp. 20 Nos. 4–6.

    With grateful thanks to the Haydn String Quartet Circle

    This concert is part of the CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust ticket scheme, offering free tickets to those aged 8-25

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