ADVENTUROUS. HUMOROUS. INTELLECTUAL.
Haydn’s ‘String Quartets’ (Op. 20), premiered in 1772, presents a decisive moment in the composer’s career, and it also constitutes a significant milestone in the history of the genre of string quartet. This time, the fantastic fugue finale of the ‘String Quartet in C Major’ constitutes a highlight not only to Haydn’s work, but also to the third evening of the chamber music series ‘Variations’. This chamber evening will also stage works by composers who were in close connection with Haydn: for example the concert will feature a finely textured violin and viola duo by Mozart and a flute trio by Hummel, who succeeded Haydn in his musical role at the estate of the Hungarian Duke of Esterházy.
Program
Mozart: Duo for Violin and Viola in B Flat Major, K. 424
Artists: Balázs Csonka (violin), Gergő Fajd (violin)
Hummel: Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano in A Major, Op. 78
Artists: Fruzsina Varga (flute), Árpád Amirás (cello), Emese Mali (piano)
Mozart: Bassoon Quarter in G Major, K. 285
Artists: Jákob Bettermann (bassoon), Ádám Radics (violin), Katalin Madák (viola), Judit Nagy (cello)
Haydn: String Quartet in C Major, Op. 20 No. 2
Artists: Balázs Csonka (violin), Borbála Bárdos (violin), Gergő Fajd (viola), Judit Nagy (cello)
Photo: Borbála Bárdos, Gergő Fajd ©Attila Vörös
