Sunday, 10/6/2024
at 6:00 PM


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Joseph Haydn was a prolific composer with seemingly inexhaustible creativity; in one of his most important musical genres, the string quartet, he composed 68 works. In doing so, he developed the genre in a new direction: the lines of the four instruments now sound free, lyrical, and virtuosic, interacting as independently as possible. His "Dream" is a cheerful piece in a relaxed mood. Especially look forward to the calm and delicate, mostly piano-sounding slow movement!

Erwin Schulhoff not only reflected his special passion for dance in his five short pieces for string quartet but also his cosmopolitan background. Familiar with the impressionistic milieu, he utilizes the entire range of sound possibilities of the violin, viola, and cello with sudden dynamic breaks and extremes in dynamic range.

Edward Elgar had surpassed sixty when he put a chamber music project into practice that had undergone a long maturation period. He had often contemplated the idea, even putting down initial sketches on paper. However, it would take almost two decades before he completed his string quartet, after which Elgar's wife remarked that she could hear "captured sunshine" there.

Program:

Joseph Haydn:
String Quartet in F Major "The Dream" op. 50,5 Hob.III:48

Erwin Schulhoff:
Five Pieces for String Quartet

Edward Elgar:
String Quartet in E Minor op. 83

Participants:

Viktoria Quartet:
Esiona Stefani and Jiwon Kim, violins
Aliaksandr Senazhenski, viola
Philipp Willerding-Bach, cello

Photo Viktoria Quartet: © Bochumer Symphoniker

Admission approx. 1 hour before concert start

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