However, they continued their marvelous feat of bringing novel. As to the piece by stephen hartke, the program contains the sentence commissioned by the brentano quartet for their fragments project in celebration of their 20 th anniversary. Brentano string quartet at weill recital hall fragments. For this fragments project we are exploring the idea of this linkage, reentering abandoned. An introduction to the brentano string quartets fragments project. Brentano quartet with todd palmer, clarinet caramoor. Brentano quartet as profound as a listener could want. Misha amory, viola serena canin, violin nina lee, cello mark steinberg, violin program. Dec 06, 2011 the brentano string quartets commissioning project fragments must have seemed like a fine idea on paper. Brentano string quartet connecting the boston musical. In addition to performing the entire twocentury range of the standard quartet repertoire, the brentano quartet has a strong interest in both very old and very new music. Sep 29, 2011 the brentano quartet provided the music for a late quartet, a great movie with phillip seymour hoffman and christopher walken. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from brentano string quartet at the discogs marketplace.
Brentano quartet id never heard the brentano beforethis was their british debutbut i knew of their reputation. The brentano version of opus 1 is lively, dynamic, incredible. The piece entitled from the fifth book was completed in 2011. The music was not just a sound track, it was the script, as the actors negotiated, harmonized, went off on solos, just like the beethoven piece they played. The brentano quartet is an american string quartet.
In addition to performing the entire twocentury range of the standard quartet repertoire, the brentano quartet has a strong interest in both very old and very new music, performing many musical works predating the string quartet as a medium, as well as works by some of the most important composers of our time. Now in its 25th year, the brentano quartet is known for its adventurous spirit and imaginative collaborations, combining old and new music in unique pieces for vocals and strings. Cellist nina lee joined in mid 1998, when kannen left to care for his family. The brentano quartet is everywhere in demand for its spellbinding performances london independent.
Dec 24, 2017 i ts the end of a big year, joyce didonato observed with a hint of a wry grin, a mere roll of those clear blue eyes. A profile of brentano quartet string quartet and details of their recordings available to browse and buy. Brentano string quartet kamermuziek nederland kamermuziek. On thursday, april 11 the brentano string quartet will present the program fragments. The quartet has made commercial recordings for such labels as naxos. Four masterpieces by one of the worlds greatest composers of classical concert music, including three pieces that have never been released before. Mar 27, 2018 download article as pdfby jarrett hoffman the brentano string quartet has an affinity for both the standard repertoire and music very old and very new. Jul 09, 2017 as to the piece by stephen hartke, the program contains the sentence commissioned by the brentano quartet for their fragments project in celebration of their 20 th anniversary.
Jul 16, 2012 brentano string quartet performs beethovens grosse fuge, op. An artist recital series performance by the brentano string quartet. The brentano was formed in 1992 at juilliard by mark steinberg violin, serena canin violin, misha amory viola, and michael kannen cello. The brentano quartet presented the second fragments program at weill recital hall, emphasizing the connection between composers past and present, by juxtaposing incomplete pieces or unfinished opuses with newly commissioned works.
The renowned brentano quartet magnificentthe times, london takes the stage with gc distinguished professor scott burnham for an evening of conversation and music, featuring performances of mozarts dissonance quartet k. From the acclaimed brentano string quartet comes lamentations, a stunning compendium of songs and compositions that represent catharsis during times of heartbreak. Their program on the oberlin artist recital series at finney chapel on friday, march 30 at 8. For the program book, the quartet commissioned various writers, from the novelist richard powers to the poet mark doty, to grapple with the concept of. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Brentano string quartet opens fall season with creative and. The 2012 film a late quartet is largely built around the preparation.
I ts the end of a big year, joyce didonato observed with a hint of a wry grin, a mere roll of those clear blue eyes. It has performed many musical works predating the string quartet as a medium, among them madrigals of gesualdo, fantasias of purcell, and secular vocal works of josquin. And the agile, wiry intelligence of their playing, in a constant state of alert, was every bit as good as promised. At the suggestion of canins husband, a pianist, the quartet took its name from antonie brentano, who has been proposed as beethovens immortal beloved. Founded in 1992 at the juilliard school, its founding members were violinists mark steinberg and serena canin, violist misha amory, and cellist michael kannen. About the brentano string quartet brentano quartet. Download article as pdfby jarrett hoffman the brentano string quartet has an affinity for both the standard repertoire and music very old and very new. Brentano string quartet performs beethovens grosse fuge, op. For the program book, the quartet commissioned various writers, from the novelist. The films musical centerpiece, beethovens quartet in c sharp minor op. The brentano quartet present the listener with one of those unresolvable. Three madrigals from book v, arranged by mark steinberg. The composer who took the assignment in the most novel direction was. The brentano quartet provided the music for a late quartet, a great movie with phillip seymour hoffman and christopher walken.
The brentano string quartet celebrates its 20th anniversary with a. Convocations director, todd wetzel, discusses why this program is so significant. Enjoying over 20 years of acclaim and a place as one of the worlds top string quartets, the brentano quartet returns to caramoor with threetime grammynominated clarinettist todd palmer. The internationally acclaimed brentano string quartet has been appointed the new quartetinresidence at the yale school of music ysm. Jul 12, 2017 in an unusual sunday afternoon concert time, the brentano quartet showed that good chamber music is welcome at any time of day. The ensemble collected a sheaf of works left unfinished by past masters including.
As part their 20th anniversary concert series entitled the fragments project the brentano string quartet commissioned composer stephen hartke to write a companion piece to the movement. The brentano quartet seeks new resonance from the shards of. In the quartet and quintet alike, the inner voices are particularly articulate and clear. The brentano quartet has commissioned new compositions from such composers as gabriela lena frank, and also have commissioned new works under the umbrellas of art of the fugue project and fragments project. Of course, detailed and objective listening of this nature is only possible if the performance is worthy of such attention. The work reflects on the first movement of an unfinished quartet by shostakovich. Quartet movement in eflat major shostakovich wikipedia. Mar 21, 2012 the brentano quartet presented the second fragments program at weill recital hall, emphasizing the connection between composers past and present, by juxtaposing incomplete pieces or unfinished opuses with newly commissioned works. The brentano string quartet at carnegie hall the new york times. No one thought she was talking about her own career. Among the quartets latest collaborations with contemporary composers is a new work by steven mackey, one red rose, commemorating. The brentano string quartets commissioning project fragments must have seemed like a fine idea on paper. Connecting past and presentsix classic unfinished quartets and the six new works they inspired.
The brentano quartet just celebrated its 20th anniversary season and performs music spanning from the renaissance, through the beloved classical and romantic literature. Stories within the works can help give form to grief, so that it becomes a distinct entity instead of occupying the bereaveds whole being. The brentano was the first of six quartets participating in the series. And the dvd of the film and this cd make great companion pieces. Stephen hartke, in from the fifth book 2011, suggests the slow. From the fifth book 2011 for string quartet commissioned in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the brentano string quartet. Ive known about the brentano quartet for 20 yearsfrom nearly their beginnings. Oct 18, 2011 sundays performance by the brentano string quartet at rockport music had the spirit of a stroll through a painters studio, with moistened brushes still glistening, and paintsplattered. Program notes the brentano string quartetbrentano quartet. When nina lee was a young girl, a group of female musicians came to her school. The brentano string quartet, joined by violist hsinyun huang, offers a lively and fresh interpretation of k. Since its inception in 1992, the brentano string quartet has appeared throughout the world to popular and critical acclaim. Brentano string quartet the chamber music society of. Ellis, the unexpected story of why the thirteen colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate themselves anew.
Brentano string quartet mark steinberg, violin serena canin, violin misha amory, viola nina lee, cello. Also, the quartet has worked closely with some of the most important. The ensemble collected a sheaf of works left unfinished by past masters. Brentano quartet gets composers to revive fragments. The enterprising brentano string quartet celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year. What we do have by way of fragments, however, are orphan movements. The members of the quartet mark steinberg and serena canin, violin.
The brentano string quartet is something specialtheir musicmaking is private, delicate and fresh, but by its very intimacy and importance it seizes attention. The brentano string quartet returns to princeton in grand. Brilliant, virtuosic, and still mellow, its members perfectly meshed in sound while retaining their individual personalitiesthe brentano quartet must be one of the great musical hopes of a field overcrowded with contendersthe players made every utterance sing and every phrase connect within the total. Orchestrating the second american revolution, 1783 1789 examines the united states movement from independence to nationhood following the revolutionary war. Sundays performance by the brentano string quartet at rockport music had the spirit of a stroll through a painters studio, with moistened brushes still glistening, and paintsplattered. Here, the quartets collaborator is fivetime grammy award winner and beloved american soprano dawn upshaw, who will lend her warmth and vocal dexterity to two.
Feb 14, 2012 this feature is not available right now. In an unusual sunday afternoon concert time, the brentano quartet showed that good chamber music is welcome at any time of day. May 04, 2019 in addition to performing the entire twocentury range of the standard quartet repertoire, the brentano quartet has a strong interest in both very old and very new music, performing many musical works predating the string quartet as a medium, as well as works by some of the most important composers of our time. Oberlin artist recital series to welcome the brentano quartet. Oct 18, 2011 the enterprising brentano string quartet celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year. As usual with this ensemble, the performances were full of lifethey seem to be listening to the same heartbeat. Rather than taking to the road with a conventional celebratory program, such as a cycle of the string quartets of, say, beethoven, bartok, schoenberg, or shostakovich, they planned something entirely originala unique program entitled fragments. More about nina lees story, and a concert performance by the brentano quartet, on fridays performance today. As part of princeton university summer chamber concerts 50th season celebration, the brentano string quartet returned to richardson and presented music ranging from the 16th to the 21st centuries.
Jan 04, 2018 the brentano quartet, joined by acclaimed american soprano dawn upshaw, will perform on our stage on january 11, 2018. Among the quartets latest collaborations with contemporary composers is a new work. The brentano string quartet got closest to the wisdom of latebeethoven in a reading. Brentano string quartet opens fall season with creative and inspired program for the past several years, the brentano string quartet, resident string quartet at princeton university, has kicked off the fall music season in princeton with a free concert in richardson auditorium. Our first violinist mark steinberg introduces the fragments project.
With brentano string quartets fragments, shuttling between. The foursomes luxuriously warm sound and yearning lyricism new york times captivates audiences around the world. The brentano quartet, joined by acclaimed american soprano dawn upshaw, will perform on our stage on january 11, 2018. Explore releases from brentano string quartet at discogs. The ravishing version heard in the film belongs to the brentano string quartet, whose recording is piercingly intense. In failing health, the composer subsequently allowed the fragment to be published by itself, as opus 103. The quartet had its first european tour in 1997, and was honored in the u. From left, mark steinberg, serena canin, nina maria lee and misha amory in the ensembles fragments series on wednesday evening at weill recital hall.
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