Two quartets. Two composers between inner turmoil and compositional clarity. An evening about emotions that burn beneath the surface.
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) composed his String Quartet No. 13 in A minor D 804, the so-called "Rosamunde" Quartet, in 1824. It is a work from a time of illness and reorientation - tender, sonorous, inward-looking. The famous melody of the second movement comes from his incidental music for the dramatic romance "Rosamunde" and gives the piece its lyrical core. Music that doesn't show off, but breathes.
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) wrote his String Quartet No. 2 in C major op. 36 under the impression of the Second World War and on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of Henry Purcell's death in 1945. The last movement, a great chacony, leads through 21 variations - a formal masterpiece in which rigor and expression meet. Passionate, but never bold. Musically condensed. Emotionally open.
Both works touch not through pathos, but through depth. They show what musical passion can be: multi-layered, controlled, radiant from within. It is listening below the surface - where music not only sounds, but hits.
Instrumentation:
Violin
Barbara Burgdorf, Traudi Pauer
viola
Violoncello
Program:
Franz Schubert
String Quartet No. 13 in A minor D 804
Rosamunde
Benjamin Britten
String Quartet No. 2 in C major op. 36
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End: 20:15
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