Hagen Quartet
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Performers
Hagen Quartet
·· Lukas Hagen, Violin
·· Rainer Schmidt, Violin
·· Veronika Hagen, Viola
·· Clemens Hagen, Cello
Program
SCHUBERT String Quartet in A Minor, "Rosamunde"
WEBERN Five Movements, Op. 5
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131
Event Duration
The printed program will last approximately two hours, including one 20-minute intermission.At a Glance
SCHUBERT String Quartet in A Minor, D. 804, “Rosamunde”
Schubert completed a total of 15 quartets—the first when he was barely 13, the last some two years before his untimely death. In the mid-1820s, he became fixated on the idea of writing a “grand symphony” on the order of Beethoven’s Ninth. Although that ambitious project never came to fruition, his last three quartets—including the “Rosamunde”—were clearly conceived on a symphonic scale.
WEBERN Five Movements, Op. 5
These delicate, highly condensed miniatures date from 1909, when Webern was refining the spare, “aphoristic” style that would distinguish him from his teacher, Arnold Schoenberg, and fellow student Alban Berg. The haunting quietude, pointillistic textures, and kaleidoscopic colors of the Five Movements influenced a host of later composers.
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131
Beethoven’s late-period string quartets pose special challenges—and offer commensurate rewards—for listeners and performers alike. The composer himself considered Op. 131 the greatest of his 16 quartets. Although much has been written about its unconventional seven-part structure and abstruse tonal relationships, the music’s robust lyricism and emotional intensity have never failed to draw audiences into its unforgettable sound world.