Details
St George's Bristol
Great George Street
Bristol
BS1 5RR
England
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach – The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Counterpoint 1 & 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K.546
Alexander von Zemlinsky – String Quartet no.4, Op.25
Felix Mendelssohn – Fugue in E flat major, Op.81 no.4
Ludwig van Beethoven – Grosse Fuge, Op.133
Performers
Brodsky Quartet
Programme Note
Our ‘Art of Flight’ series continues with a visit from the charismatic Brodsky Quartet, performing a heady selection of some of the greatest fugal works, arranged for string quartet. Bookending the programme, which features Mozart, Mendelssohn and Zemlinksy, are Bach’s labyrinthine The Art of Fugue and Beethoven’s mighty Grosse Fuge. Experience these masterful works in a new light as the Brodsky Quartet works as one to bring their complex and intricate essence to the fore.