The University of Arizona Graduate String Quartet won the silver medal at the 2018 MTNA National Competition. Join the outstanding members of this ensemble for a program of quartets by Beethoven, Dan Coleman and Debussy. Members of the quartet are master’s and doctoral students selected from a competitive international search, and the ensemble contributes to the Fred Fox School of Music through performance, outreach and educational initiatives.
PROGRAM:
String Quartet Op. 18, No. 2 in G Major by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
I. Allegro
II. Adagio cantabile – Allegro
III. Scherzo: Allegro
IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto
String Quartet No. 1 “Quartetto ricercare” (1999/2003) by Dan Coleman (b. 1972)
I. Fierce, obsessed
II. Variations
III. Spirited – gentle
Intermission
String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 by Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918)
I. Animé et très décidé
II. Assez vif et bien rythmé
III. Andantino, doucement expressif
IV. Très modéré – Trés mouvementé et avec passion
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