Embassy Series String Quartet

Strauss • Wolf • Beethoven

The Embassy Series String Quartet presents an evening of masterworks from the Austro-German tradition, featuring music of intimacy, passion, and monumental scope.

From the youthful lyricism of Hugo Wolf to the radiant romanticism of Richard Strauss, culminating in the transcendent late style of Ludwig van Beethoven, this program explores the emotional and architectural heights of the string quartet repertoire.

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Performers

Nikita Borisevich, violin

Veronika Sveshnikova, violin

Renata Falkner, viola

Jacques-Pierre Malan, cello

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Program

Hugo Wolf (1860–1903)

Serenade in G Major for String Quartet

I. Molto Vivo

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Richard Strauss (1864–1949)

String Quartet in A Major, Op. 2

• I. Allegro (Sonata form)
• II. Scherzo. Allegro molto (Lively, with Beethoven-like off-beat accents)
• III. Andante cantabile, molto espressivo (Slower, lyrical movement)
• IV. Finale. Allegro vivace (Energetic closing movement)

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)

String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major, Op. 130

I. Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro
II. Presto
III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo
IV. Alla danza tedesca – Allegro assai
V. Cavatina – Adagio molto espressivo
VI. Finale – Allegro