The internationally acclaimed Schumann Quartet, featuring brothers Mark, Erik, and Ken Schumann together with violist Veit Hertenstein, will perform evocative works by Mozart, Janáček, and Beethoven. First, a Mozart quartet noted for its drum-like percussive energy; then, music of Leos Janáček, inspired by the psychological drama of Leo Tolstoy’s short story “The Kreutzer Sonata.” The program concludes with Beethoven’s brilliant Quartet in E-flat major (Op. 127), full of plenty of opportunities to hear the “fire and energy” that critics have praised in this ensemble for years.
ARTISTS
Erik Schumann, violin
Ken Schumann, violin
Veit Hertenstein, viola
Mark Schumann, cello
PROGRAM
Quartet in A Major, K. 464 MOZART
Allegro
Menuetto
Andante
Allegro
Quartet No. 1 “Kreutzer Sonata” JANACEK
Adagio
Con moto
Con moto
Con moto
Intermission
Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 127 BEETHOVEN
Maestoso – Allegro
Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile
Scherzando vivace
Finale