♫ THE LEIPZIG STRING QUARTET
Andreas Seidel and Tilman Büning, violins; Ivo Bauer, viola; Matthias Moosdorf, cello
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2007 ~ AMES CITY AUDITORIUM ~ 7:30 PM
Founded by members of the renowned Gewandhaus Orchestra who now devote their careers entirely to chamber music, the Leipzig Quartet has been described as "one of the towering and most versatile quartets of our time" (Neue Zuericher Zeitung), showing "extraordinary range of color and expressive effect." (Manchester Evening News). Their extraordinary discography of more than 60 CDs spans the repertoire from Mozart to John Cage.
| Concert Program | |
| Felix Mendelssohn
1809-1847 | String Quartet in A Major, Op. 13, "Ist es wahr?"
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| Heinrich Isaac
ca. 1450-1517 | Sequentia (from Choralis Constantinus) |
| Ludwig van Beethoven
1770-1827 | String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 127 |
