The Escher Quartet plays Haydn, then Mozart’s “Clarinet Quintet” on “The Evening Concert”
Haydn's "Sun" Quartets [his Opus 20] are called that because there is an image of the sun on the cover of the publication of those six string quartets.
Haydn's "Sun" Quartets [his Opus 20] are called that because there is an image of the sun on the cover of the publication of those six string quartets.
On tonight's program from "Music Mountain" you'll hear Mozart's 6th String Quartet which dates from 1773, and Schubert's 15th String Quartet, his last, which dates from 1826.
Piano + string quartet is the expected instrumentation for the piano quintet. Vaughan Williams used one of each: violin, viola, cello, double bass. here the sonic difference in that chamber ensemble tonight.
You'll hear 2 of Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos in 'chamber-sized' (one player per 'part') on tonight's "Evening Concert".
Tonight is the first episode in the new season of the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival.