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This spring, we'll be celebrating the 200th birthday of the ever-young Felix Mendelssohn in three concerts offering a wide range of his chamber music. Mendelssohn is largely responsible for the renewed interest in J.S. Bach's works in nineteenth-century Europe; an interest that continues to the present day. But with Mendelssohn's great respect of the older master came his ground-breaking championing of the Romantic currents of the new century. His music, in the proper context, sounds as fresh and new as ever. I know these concerts will give us all a great deal of satisfaction. I can't wait to hear them, and I hope you will join us often. - Michael Barrett
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MENDELSSOHN AT 200: BRENTANO STRING QUARTET
Concert in the Music Room
Sunday, April 19, 2009 at 4:00pm
Tickets: $40.00 order online program notes & bio
Brentano String Quartet, with special guest Hsin-Yun Huang, viola
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String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13 |
| Schumann |
String Quartet No. 3 in A Major, Op. 41, No. 3 |
| Mendelssohn |
String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 87 |
Renowned for fresh and profound interpretations and a Caramoor favorite, the Brentano String Quartet rounds out our Mendelssohn celebration with the young composer's tribute to Beethoven in his second string quartet and his exhilarating second string quintet with special guest violist Hsin-Yun Huang, both of which are set in relief by fellow-Romantic heavyweight Robert Schumann's third quartet.
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