The Ulysses Quartet presents a panorama of music for string quartet. The concert opens with a remarkable example of a classic string quartet, Franz Joseph Haydn's Op. 20 No. 3 quartet. Subsequently, the intense Rəqs dance by the Azerbaijani composer Franghiz Ali-Zadeh is put into dialogue with two lively arrangements of traditional music from the Danish String Quartet. The presentation will end with the last work in this genre composed by Schubert: his quartet No. 15.

Participants

Ulysses Quartet: Christina Bouey and Rhiannon Banerdt, violins / Colin Brookes, viola / Grace Ho, cello

Program

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Quartet for strings in G minor, Op. 20 no. 3, Hob III: 33
I. Allegro with spirit
II. Minuet. Allegretto - Trio
III. Little adage
IV. Allegro Molto
Approximate duration: 20 minutes

Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (1947)
Rəqs (Dance)
Approximate duration: 9 minutes

Intermediate

Traditional folk songs
Arrangement: Danish String Quartet
I. Polska from Dorothea
II. Shore Shine You No More
Approximate duration: 10 minutes

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
String quartet No. 15 in G major, D 887
I. Allegro molto moderato
II. Walking a little motorcycle
III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio. Allegretto
IV. Allegro Assai
Approximate duration: 45 minutes

Approximate total duration: 84 minutes