Haydn String Quartet, Op.20 no.2
Ravel String Quartet
Selection of Traditional Melodies, arr. The Danish String Quartet
The Ulster Orchestra is delighted to visit Rathfriland for the first time as part of its On Your Doorstep series, bringing hidden gems for small ensemble to where you are!
With his set of Opus 20 string quartets, Haydn changed the way the genre would be written forever, paving the way for the other pieces that make up this lovely programme. Giving each player a distinctive solo voice, his Opus 20, No. 2 quartet starts in a mood that is poised and stately, led by the cello, finishing with a joyous, dancing fugue.
Ravel’s string quartet is elegant and glowing. It opens gently, full of cycling melodies that conjure up the motion of a rippling stream in the sun. The central movements owe more to shade than sun, flitting in and out of eerie shadow, before bursting out into glorious rays of light at the quartet’s end.
Closing the evening will be a selection of melodies arranged by the Danish String Quartet for their album Keel Road, a journey through traditional music of Northern Europe from Denmark and Norway to the Faroe Islands, and to Ireland and England.
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