Among the very good quartets playing internationally, the "Artemis ensemble is the best." The reason: "Ranging from Beethoven to Ligeti, their performances overflow with fullness of sound, delineated structure and unparalleled drama." Despite the enormity of these descriptors given by the national German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the Artemis Quartet garners equally high praise wherever they go. With their ability to tell a compelling narrative with musical gestures that are natural and unforced, this Berlin-based quartet will play late Beethoven’s Opus 127, as well as the ferocious Opus 59, No. 3 "Razumovsky" quartet.
Program
Beethoven String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 127
Beethoven String Quartet in C Major, Op. 39, No. 3, "Razumovsky"
Excerpt: Beethoven String Quartet 1, Opus 18, No. 1