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Middleground Shelley Washington
String Quartet No. 1 "Kreutzer Sonata" Leoš Janáček
I. Adagio - Con moto
II. Con moto
III. Con moto - Vivo - Andante
IV. Con moto - (Adagio) - Più mosso- Intermission -
String Quartet No. 1 in A minor, Op. 41, No. 1 Robert Schumann
I. Introduzione: Andante espressivo - Allegro
II. Scherzo: Presto - Intermezzo
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March 28th, 7:30PM | Saint John | Buy Tickets
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Concert 4: The ECSQ Plays Washington, Janáček & Schumann
March 28th-April 4th, 2025
EN
The ECSQ continues their season with three high-energy pieces. The concert will start with Middleground by Shelly Washington, a Missouri-born composer who blends classical, jazz, and American Folk into a style all her own. The concert continues with “The Kreutzer Sonata”: Leos Janáček’s 1st string quartet, which was inspired by the 1889 Leo Tolstoy novella of the same name. In the story, two fated lovers fall for each other when playing Beethoven’s “Kreutzer Sonata,” which was dedicated to the French violin virtuoso, Rudolph Kreutzer. In a long stream of run on dedications, the quartet is essentially a piece of music that was based on a book that was titled after a composition that was dedicated to a violinist! The concert concludes with something a bit more straightforward: Robert Schumann’s String Quartet No. 1. The piece is a beautiful balance of classicism and romanticism.
FR
L'ECSQ continue leur saison avec trois pièces pleines d'énergie. Le concert commence avec Middleground par Shelly Washington, une compositrice originaire du Missouri qui mélange le style classique, le jazz et le folklore américain dans un style unique en son genre. Le concert se poursuivra avec “The Kreutzer Sonata: le premier quatuor à cordes de Leos Janáček, inspiré par le roman éponyme de Léon Tolstoï, écrit en 1889. Dans le roman, deux amants tombent amoureux l'un de l'autre en jouant la « Sonate à Kreutzer » de Beethoven, dédiée au violoniste virtuose français Rudolph Kreutzer. Dans une longue série de dédicaces, le quatuor est essentiellement un morceau de musique basé sur un livre intitulé d'après une composition dédiée à un violoniste ! Le concert se termine par une pièce un peu plus simple : Le Quatuor à cordes n° 1 de Robert Schumann. Cette œuvre est un bel équilibre entre classicisme et romantisme.