DANISH STRING QUARTET
Music for String Quartet by O'Carolan, Shaw, Stravinsky, and Shostakovich
© Caroline Bittencourt
Frederik Øland
Violin
Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen
Violin
Asbjørn Nørgaard
Viola
Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin
Violoncello
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Divertimento for Strings in F major K. 138
Caroline Shaw
Entr´acte for String Quartet
Joseph Haydn
Andante from the String Quartet in F major Hob. III:82 Op. 77 No. 2
Igor Stravinsky
Three Pieces for String Quartet
Turlough O'Carolan
Three Melodies
Dmitri Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 3 in F major Op. 73
Audiences of the Danish String Quartet know that the ensemble likes to blur the boundaries between folk music and classical music. In this concert, the four Scandinavians combine traditional melodies by 18th-century Irish harper Turlough O’Carolan with works from different eras to create a sound world that transcends styles and genres. In addition to Stravinsky’s Three Pieces for String Quartet, which evoke Russian dance rhythms and sacred chants, the program includes Mozart’s delightful F-major Divertimento and Caroline Shaw’s Haydninspired Entr’acte.
Approximate running time: 1h 45m with one intermission
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