Seattle Symphony Chamber Concert: Beethoven & Kancheli

Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4
Bedřich Smetana — String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, "From My Life"
Giya Kancheli — In l'istesso tempo
Alfred Schnittke — Violin Sonata No. 1

Jeremy Denk, piano
Elisa Barston, violin
Brittany Boulding Breeden, violin
Simon James, violin
Mae Lin, violin
Mikhail Shmidt, violin
Susan Gulkis Assadi, viola
Mara Gearman, viola
Sayaka Kokubo, viola
Meeka Quan DiLorenzo, cello
Eric Han, cello
Walter Gray, cello

Smetana – String Quartet, "From My Life"
Giya Kancheli – In l'istesso tempo for Piano Quartet
Schnittke – Violin Sonata No. 1
Beethoven – String Quartet, Op. 18, No. 4

This breakthrough string quartet from Beethoven foreshadows his Fifth Symphony in the same fateful key of C minor. Other works from Smetana, Schnittke, and Kancheli reach back in time, reflecting on nostalgia, constancy, and the unyielding forces of change.

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