Quatuor Ébène, Pierre Colombet, Gabriel Le Magadure, Marie Chilemme, Yuya Okamoto
Lineup
About the Event
The Quatuor Ébène’s Beethoven cycle traces the extraordinary evolution of the composer’s quartet writing. Even in the early works, such as Op. 18 No. 3, he proves himself the equal of Mozart and Haydn. From his middle period onwards, his quartets gain in musical boldness and emotional intensity. A particular highlight of the sombre Op. 59 No. 2 is its second movement, whose floating harmonies were inspired by Beethoven’s contemplation of the night sky. Angular and fractured in character, the “Quartetto serioso” already foreshadows the radicalism of his later works.
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet in D major, op. 18 No. 3
Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet in F minor, op. 95 “Quartetto serioso”
Interval
Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet in E minor, op. 59 No. 2 “Razumovsky”