Classical spree - Saturday - Piano Nobile
22. Quartets by Haydn and Bartók
Quatuor Borromeo
22. Quartets by Haydn and Bartók
Piano Nobile
Bartók explored a palette of unusual sound effects with his Third String Quartet, employing different instrumental techniques. Haydn, often referred to as “the father of the string quartet,” daringly ended his Quartet, op. 20, no. 2 with a compositional tour de force, a complex four-voice fugue. Enjoy this enriching musical experience with the Borromeo Quartet.
Borromeo String Quartet
Nicholas Kitchen, violin
Kristopher Tong, violin
Mai Motobuchi, viola
Yeesun Kim, cello
Bartók, String Quartet no. 3, Sz. 85
Haydn, String Quartet in C major, Hob.III:32
“The Borromeo Quartet plays with great finesse. Intonation in its ensemble was as close to perfect as you can get. The dynamic range went from a whisper to full-out playing. But the best aspect of the performance was the sensitivity to the differences in style among the composers.” – The Star Telegram
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BORROMEO STRING QUARTET
Inspiring audiences for over 25 years, each visionary performance of the award-winning Borromeo String Quartet strengthens its reputation as one of the most important ensembles of our time.
Striving to redefine the classical music landscape through innovation, the BSQ is notably the first string quartet to utilize laptop computers in concert and the first classical ensemble to make and distribute its own live recordings. Passionate educators, the BSQ regularly brings dynamic, engaging programs and seminars to audiences of all ages throughout the world.
Its expansive repertoire includes a signature cycle of Beethoven quartets, and collaborations with some of this generation’s most important composers including John Cage, György Ligeti, Jennifer Higdon, John Harbison, Gunther Schuller. The BSQ regularly appears on major concert stages globally including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, the Concertgebouw, Wigmore Hall, and Tuscany’s Terra di Siena Chamber Music Festival.
The BSQ has been ensemble-in-residence at the New England Conservatory and Taos School of Music for 25+ years, previously at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum for over two decades, and also currently at the Heifetz International Music Institute.
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