Skazka Kwartet at B & M Theocharakis Foundation For The Fine Arts & Music

SKAZKA QUARTET
Lena ter Schegget, violin
Dmitry Ivanov, violin
Duleen van Gunsteren, viola
Emma Besselaar, cello

PROJECT
Beethoven 131
The project centers on Beethoven’s String Quartet op. 131, one of his last completed works, celebrated for its profound impact on the music world. Schubert, on his deathbed, famously requested to hear it, remarking on its significance in music composition. With its 7 movements, each portraying different aspects of life, the quartet plans to intersperse readings and projections of Beethoven’s letters, along with anecdotes from his life, reflecting the mood and character of each movement.
During the concert, the music is combined with the reading of some letters from Beethoven to Franz Gerhard Wegeler, Kapellmeister Hofmeister, and Carl and Johann Beethoven.

MUSIC PROGRAMME
Beethoven - String Quartet op. 131 in c-sharp minor
I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
II. Allegro molto vivace
III. Allegro moderato
IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile
V. Presto
VI. Allegro quasi un poco andante. Allegro