Amarins Wierdsma violin | Tim Crawford violin | Christoph Slenczka viola | Yoanna Prodanova cello
Mendelssohn String Quartet No.4 in E minor, Op.44 No. 2
Janáček String Quartet No.1 Kreutzer Sonata
The Barbican Quartet is a fresh, energetic and highly talented young group from London. Their YouTube recording (below) of the 3rd movement of Beethoven’s Op.18 No.1 will give you an idea of their energy and commitment, and the sheer joy of music-making that goes into each of their performances. The Mendelssohn precedes Janáček’s first quartet, which is based on Tolstoy’s tale of a murder committed during a performance of Beethoven; the music tells the story in a very gestural way, with rapid changes of mood and intensity.
Supported by the Haworth Charitable Trust.
The Barbican Quartet play Beethoven