Elias Quartet’s San Francisco Debut
“Schumann composed his string quartets while undertaking a close study of Bach’s fugues with his wife,” says Biss. “But Purcell, with his mix of intricate counterpoint and formal freedom, is probably even closer to the spirit of the Opus 41 quartets”. The music of Timothy Andres, a highly creative young American composer who is equally conversant with a wide variety of musical styles, is a demonstration of just how far and wide Schumann’s influence has reached.”
“The Elias is the best young quartet I’ve come across in years.” –The Times of London
- Venue: Herbst Theatre
- Date: Fri March 29, 2013 8:00pm
- City: San Francisco
- Email: info@sfperformances.org
- Price Range: $25-65
- Tickets: 415.392.2545
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Program
TIMOTHY ANDRES
WORLD PREMIERE (piano and strings)
SCHUMANN
String Quartet in A minor Op. 41, No. 1; Piano Quartet, Op. 47
PURCELL
Fantasias (string quartet)
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In his quest to illuminate the life work of Robert Schumann, the fascinating pianist Jonathan Biss has enlisted the Elias String Quartet to pair Schumann’s string quartet and piano quartet in E-flat, with Henry Purcell’s string fantasias.
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