Fitzwilliam String Quartet: Shostakovich, Carwithen, Beethoven
For this concert, the Fitzwilliam Quartet perform works by Shostakovich, Carwithen, and Beethoven.
The Fitzwilliam Quartet’s journey begins with Shostakovich’s Seventh Quartet, the shortest and most personal of his cycle – a poignant memorial to his first wife. A contemporary of Shostakovich, Doreen Carwithen’s First Quartet is suffused with lyrical, pastoral beauty yet driven by a restless and compelling dramatic energy. The programme culminates with Beethoven’s transcendental String Quartet in A minor, Opus 132. At its heart lies the “Holy Song of Thanksgiving"; an exploration of personal suffering, healing, and gratitude.
Programme
Shostakovich String Quartet No. 7
Carwithen String Quartet No. 1
Beethoven String Quartet in A minor, opus 132
For this concert, the Fitzwilliam Quartet perform works by Shostakovich, Carwithen, and Beethoven.
The Fitzwilliam Quartet’s journey begins with Shostakovich’s Seventh Quartet, the shortest and most personal of his cycle – a poignant memorial to his first wife. A contemporary of Shostakovich, Doreen Carwithen’s First Quartet is suffused with lyrical, pastoral beauty yet driven by a restless and compelling dramatic energy. The programme culminates with Beethoven’s transcendental String Quartet in A minor, Opus 132. At its heart lies the “Holy Song of Thanksgiving"; an exploration of personal suffering, healing, and gratitude.
Programme
Shostakovich String Quartet No. 7
Carwithen String Quartet No. 1
Beethoven String Quartet in A minor, opus 132
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Clare Hall Dining Hall, University of Cambridge
Herschel Road
Cambridge CB3 9AL
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