Emerald City Music: Calidore String Quartet – 'Babel' (on-demand until 3/18/2021)
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Dmitri Shostakovich — String Quartet No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 117
Jeffrey Myers, violin
Ryan Meehan, violin
Jeremy Berry, viola
Estelle Choi, cello
Robert Schumann – String Quartet No. 3 in A major, Op. 41, No. 3
Dmitri Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 117
The award-winning Calidore String Quartet pairs two quartets recently recorded for their newest album, Babel. These two works by Robert Schumann and Dmitri Shostakovich stem from bleak periods when each composer suffered, and overcame, depression. Their music transmits what occurs when music substitutes for language. In the case of Shostakovich, words aren’t enough to fill the void of forbidden speech. Schumann uses music to sing the name of his wife, Clara.
Filmed in Brooklyn, New York by film director Zac Nicholson. Available for viewing on February 26th, 2021 through March 18, 2021.
The broadcast will become available at 7pm Pacific.
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