Brentano String Quartet Program

PROGRAM

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)

String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 18, No. 6 (1800)

Allegro con brio
Adagio ma non troppo
Scherzo: Allegro
“La Malinconia” (Adagio) – Allegretto quasi Allegro

Lei Liang (b. 1972)

Madrigal Mongolia, for string quartet (2024, Bay Area Premiere)

Commissioned by the Spiralis Music Trust in honor of Chou Wen-chung, ProtoStar Group, Salt Bay Chamberfest with Richard Replin, and Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts

INTERMISSION

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat major, Op. 67 (1875)

Vivace
Andante
Agitato: Allegretto non troppo
Poco Allegretto con Variazioni