Schumann Quartet

Sunday, February 11, 2024, 3:00PM
No charge for Four Arts members

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