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Haydn & Dvořák

Program: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Aired: Sunday, October 6, 2024 @ 8:00 pm
Hosted by Elliott Forrest

Haydn & Dvořák may have been composing decades apart, but they share similarities in their musical languages: heartfelt sincerity and a palpable optimism. On this program, the exciting British ensemble, the Belcea Quartet perform Joseph Haydn’s Quartet in G Major, Op. 77, No. 1. The second and final piece on this program, is one rarely heard, but one which has become a favorite with modern audiences, taking its rightful place in the canon of chamber music.

Heard on this Episode:

Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet in G major for Strings, Hob. III:81, Op. 77, No. 1 (1799)
Belcea Quartet (Corina Belcea, Axel Schacher, violin; Krzysztof Chorzelski, viola; Antoine Lederlin, cello)  

Antonín Dvořák: Quartet in D major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 23 (1875)
Jeremy Denk, piano; Erin Keefe, violin; Richard O'Neill, viola; Andreas Brantelid, cello

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