Artists
- Heath Quartet
- Date
- Sun 23 Sep 2018, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Johann Sebastian Bach1685-1750
- The Art of Fugue BWV1080:
- Fuga a 3 Soggetti (Contrapunctus XIV)
- Sofia Gubaidulinab. 1931
- Reflections on the Theme B-A-C-H
- Benjamin Britten1913-1976
- String Quartet No. 2 in C Op. 36
Interval
- Ludwig van Beethoven1770-1827
- String Quartet in A minor Op. 132
Overview
Britten’s second string quartet,originally premièred at Wigmorein 1945, makes a welcome returnto the Hall. The Heath Quartetprecedes this with Gubaidulina’semotional take on Bach’s greatunfinished fugue and close theperformance with Beethoven’s Aminor quartet, with its beautifulAdagio, full of overlapping andentwining melodies.
This concert is part of the CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust ticket scheme, offering free tickets to those aged 8-25
