QUATUOR DIOTIMA
Terra memoria: String Quartets by Saariaho, Britten, and Schoenberg
© Michel Nguyen
Yun-Peng Zhao
Violin
Léo Marillier
Violin
Franck Chevalier
Viola
Alexis Descharmes
Violoncello
Benjamin Britten
String Quartet No. 1 in D major Op. 25
Kaija Saariaho
Terra Memoria
Arnold Schoenberg
String Quartet No. 1 in D minor Op. 7
In honor of Kaija Saariaho, the leading Finnish composer of the 20th and 21st centuries who died in June 2023, Quatuor Diotima has chosen her Second String Quartet Terra Memoria as the centerpiece of its program. Written in 2006, the work is dedicated “to those departed” and their memory. The four musicians also perform music by Benjamin Britten and Arnold Schoenberg.
Approximate running time: 1h 45m with one intermission
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