PROGRAM
Belcea String Quartet
England's acclaimed Belcea Quartet opens its program with Benjamin Britten's first quartet, a work that allows each player to shine by giving the solo line to a different instrument for each of the four movements. The Belcea Quartet takes a correspondingly egalitarian approach to the spectrum of its own repertoire, going on to play a Haydn allegro, Italian opera music by Hugo Wolff, and a haunting movement from "Arcadiana" by young British composer Thomas Adès. To whatever it performs, the Belcea brings a luminous insight.
MUSIC PLAYED IN THE PROGRAM
- Benjamin Britten: String Quartet No. 1
—III. Andante calmo
—IV. Molto vivace - Franz Josef Haydn: Quartet in C major, Op. 20, No. 2
—IV. Allegro - Thomas Adès: Arcadiana – VI. O Albion
- Johannes Brahms: Quartet in c minor, Op. 51, No. 1
—I. Allegro - Hugo Wolff: Italian Serenade in G major
MIXED COMPANY
Mixed Company is written by Saint Paul Sunday staff, giving you a behind-the-scenes look at the show and the classical music they love.
