Alexander Zemlinsky’s four numbered string quartets span some four decades, moving from the conservatism of his Brahms-inspired youth to the experimental works of his mature years.
Written just after the Lyric Symphony, the Third Quartet is constructed in a cool, austere language far removed from the emotional, expressionistic atmosphere of the Second Quartet. The Fourth Quartet, written in memory of Alban Berg, is a fitting conclusion to an important body of work bridging the Romantic world of the nineteenth century to the modern age of the twentieth.
PROGRAM
Zemlinsky Quartet No. 1 in A major for Strings, Op. 4 (1896)
Zemlinsky Quartet No. 2 for Strings, Op. 15 (1913-15)
Zemlinsky Quartet No. 3 for Strings, Op.19 (1924)
Zemlinsky Quartet No. 4 for Strings, Op. 25 (1936)
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
THURSDAY OCTOBER 29th @ 7:30 PM
Age Guidance: 13
Show Notes: 1 Intermission