A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE STRING QUARTET: PART TWO
Milano / Saturday 17 September 2022Piccolo Teatro Studio Melato / at 05:00 PM
In this second and final episode in our string quartet adventure – which may be enjoyed even without having heard Part One – takes listeners on a one-hour journey through the transformation of music composed for the string quartet, from the end of the 19th century and Grieg, all the way to the latest, most curious inventions by Kaja Saariaho and John Adams.
Edvard Grieg
Presto al saltarello
from String Quartet in G minor Op. 27
Maurice Ravel
Allegro moderato
from String Quartet in F major
Alban Berg
Allegro misterioso
from Lyrische Suite
Béla Bartók
Scherzo
from String Quartet No. 5
Samuel Barber
Molto adagio
from String Quartet Op. 11
Dmitrij Šostakovič
Allegro non troppo dal Quartetto n. 3 in fa maggiore op. 73
Kaija Saariaho
Excerpts from Fleur de neiges
John Adams
Stubble Crochet e Toot Nipple
Antti Tikkanen, violin
Minna Pensola, violin
Atte Kilpeläinen, viola
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, cello
MITO 2022 resident chamber ensemble
The concert will be preceded by a brief introduction courtesy of
Gaia Varon
Tickets € 5
