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String quartets by Schumann and Rihm

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Tue, Jun 3, 2025, 20:00
Whether in the 19th or 20th century: The string quartet is the supreme genre of chamber music, and every composer must consider it. Robert Schumann’s quartet cycle op. 41 is a stroke of genius; members of the Berliner Philharmoniker play numbers 1 and 3. Inspired by the quartets of Beethoven and Mendelssohn, Schumann created his own musical cosmos, full of poetry and instrumental song. Our late Composer in Residence Wolfgang Rihm, on the other hand, favours contrasts in his Fourth... Read full text

Keywords: Chamber Music

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Musicians

Simon RoturierViolin
Angelo de LeoViolin
Micha AfkhamViola
Solène KermarrecCello

Program

String Quartet in A minor, op. 41 No. 1Robert Schumann
String Quartet No. 4Wolfgang Rihm
String Quartet in A major, op. 41 No. 3Robert Schumann
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