Victoria Concert Hall
(August 11)
Haydn String Quartet in F major, Op. 50, No. 5 “Dream” 1
String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 76, No. 4 “Sunrise” 2
Mozart String Quartet No. 21 in D major, K.575, No. 1
“Prussian” 3
(August 12)
Haydn String Quartet in C major, Op. 76, No. 3 “Emperor” 4
Mozart String Quartet No. 22 in B-flat major, K.589, No. 2 “Prussian” 5
String Quartet No. 23 in F major, K.590, No. 3 “Prussian” 6
(August 11)
Haydn String Quartet in F major, Op. 50, No. 5 “Dream” 1
String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 76, No. 4 “Sunrise” 2
Mozart String Quartet No. 21 in D major, K.575, No. 1
“Prussian” 3
(August 12)
Haydn String Quartet in C major, Op. 76, No. 3 “Emperor” 4
Mozart String Quartet No. 22 in B-flat major, K.589, No. 2 “Prussian” 5
String Quartet No. 23 in F major, K.590, No. 3 “Prussian” 6
Two nights of string quartets fit for a king, by Haydn and Mozart, pinnacles of the Neo-Classical era. The central hymn from Haydn’s Emperor Quartet was the national anthem of Austria for a time, while Mozart’s Prussian Quartets, written with the Prussian King’s interest in the cello in mind, were published two weeks after his premature death.
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If Mozart had written nothing but his violin quartets and the Requiem, they alone would have been sufficient to make him immortal.
HAYDN
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