Daniel Rowland, violin
Ian Belton, violin
Paul Cassidy, viola
Jacqueline Thomas, cello
The Brodsky Quartet’s Shostakovich marathon ends with this special concert, which also concludes London Chamber Music Series’ 2011/12 season. An exceptional piece of writing, there is quite simply nothing like the fifteenth quartet in all of music, a profound comment on humanity, life and death.
Preceding it we explore the tenth, dedicated to Moisei Weinberg, the composer and friend with whom Shostakovich entered into battle to complete a tenth quartet first; guess who won! The explosive second movement is unique in its relentless intensity whilst the third is beautifully calm, tender and tearful |
