Weekend Concert Series
Thalea String Quartet
Gardner Debut
Sunday
November 10, 2019
1:30 - 3 pm
Calderwood Hall
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quartet Op. 59 No. 2 (1806)
William Grant Still, Lyric Quartette: Musical Portraits of Three Friends (1960)
Florence Price, Negro Folksongs in Counterpoint (1951)
Astor Piazzolla, Four, for Tango (1989)
Aaron Copland, Movement for String Quartet (1921-24)
The thrilling young Thalea Quartet make their Gardner debut with a program anchored by one of Beethoven's "Rasumovsky" quartets. William Grant Still composed his set of “musical portraits” in his gorgeous musical language that seasons sophisticated mid-century writing with the sweet richness of African-American spirituals and song. Fellow Arkansan (and NEC graduate) Florence Price was similarly drawn to the rich heritage of African-American music in her gorgeous string quartet.
Photo at top by Titilayo Ayangade
The Museum thanks its generous concert donors: Fitzpatrick Family Concert; James Lawrence Memorial Concert; Alford P. Rudnick Memorial Concert; Marie Louise and David Scudder Concert; Wendy Shattuck Young Artist Concert; and Willona Sinclair Memorial Concert. The piano is dedicated as the Alex d’Arbeloff Steinway. The harpsichord was generously donated by Dr. Robert Barstow in memory of Marion Huse, and its care is endowed in memory of Dr. Barstow by The Barstow Fund. The Museum is also supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which receives support from the State of Massachusetts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
