SCHUBERT: String Quartet in D Major, D 94
SCHULHOFF: Five Pieces for String Quartet
SCHUBERT: String Quartet in d minor, D 810, "Death and the the Maiden"
The Schulhoff work was played on our Young Artists’ Performance Series in 2012 and was a surprise enjoyed by our audience who expressed themselves with a rousing ovation. The works by Schubert include one written at the age of 17 and the other ten years after. The “Death and the Maiden” Quartet is one of the two or three most-loved works in the entire chamber music repertoire. And the Artis Quartet is one of the most-loved ensembles to appear at Norfolk in the last several years.
“The Artis Quartet is an inspired and passionate ensemble, and its members are extraordinarily compatible with each other. Formed in 1980 in Vienna, the quartet has won numerous competitions, recorded more than 20 albums for labels such as Koch International and Sony Classical, and is an annual performer at Vienna’s Musikverein. Each player possesses incredible talents in his own right. For example, backstage before the performance, Othmar Müller gave a colossal run through the Elgar cello concerto, singing every chord to total ecstasy. As the group met to go upstage, their faces beamed with happiness as they sung lyric pieces in unison to warm up.” - The Tech (MIT newspaper)
