ECSQ play Brahms & Britten (Saint John)

The Elm City String Quartet continues their season with two absolute staples in the quartet repertoire. If you love immersive and expansive masterpieces, this concert is for you. The concert begins with the second string quartet of Johannes Brahms, which is an A-minor feat of musical transcendence. The second piece in the program is Benjamin Britten’s second string quartet: a meditative, intricate, and brazen musical journey.

Program:

String Quartet No. 2 in a minor, Op. 51, No. 2 by Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
    I.  Allegro non troppo
    II.  Andante moderato
    III.  Quasi minuetto, moderato – Allegretto vivace
    IV.  Finale. Allegro non assai

Intermission

String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36 by Benjamin Britten (1913 – 1976)
    I.  Allegro calmo, senza rigore
    II. Vivace
    III. Chacony: sostenuto