“One of the most remarkable string quartets I’ve heard”
The Times (London)
The extraordinary Finnish string quartet Meta4 makes a rare US appearance – and their NYC mainstage debut – with a thoughtful program examining adult love in all its nuances and complexities. The ensemble is striking in their colorful, muscular sound and in their visual impact – with the exception of the cellist they perform standing up, allowing for freedom of both movement and expression. Their program, Declarations of Love, begins with Janacek’s gorgeous manifesto on love, his second string quartet, “Intimate Letters,” inspired by the letters of adoration he exchanged with his young muse, Kamila Stösslová. British composer Sally Beamish’s Nine Fragments/String Quartet No. 4 is inspired by Robert Schumann’s A-Minor String Quartet. Beamish writes, “My quartet consists of 9 very short, fragmentary movements – each tilting a broken mirror towards a particular passage in Schumann’s work and reflecting widely differing moods; from melancholy to elation.” The concert culminates in a performance of the Schumann quartet, with its mercurial examination of love.
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Janáček, String Quartet No. 2, “Intimate Letters”
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Sally Beamish, Nine Fragments / String Quartet No. 4
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R. Schumann, String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 41, No. 1
Online streaming also available for 72 hours following the performance.
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