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23rd February 2020 – Castalian Quartet – Programme notes by Chris Darwin

Robert Schumann (1810-1856) String Quartet in F Op 41 No 2 (1842)

Allegro vivace
Andante quasi variazioni
Scherzo. Presto – Trio. L’istesso tempo
Allegro molto vivace

Coming after his ‘Liederjahre’ of 1840 and the subsequent ‘Symphonic Year’ of 1841, 1842 was Schumann’s ‘Chamber Music Year’: three string quartets, a piano quartet and the particularly successful piano quintet. Such creativity may have been due to Schumann at last winning, in July 1840, the protracted legal case in which his ex-teacher Friedrich Wieck, attempted to forbid him from marrying Wieck’s daughter Clara. They were married on 12 September 1840, the day before Clara’s 21st birthday.. Continue reading 23rd February 2020 – Castalian Quartet – Programme notes by Chris Darwin

Newsletter #43    January 2020

Welcome to our forty third newsletter – designed to keep you informed about our activities, as well as other chamber music events.

2019/20 COFFEE CONCERT SEASON CONTINUES

The third concert of the series was given on 8 December by the Maxwell Quartet. Reviews can be found on https://www.stringsattachedmusic.org.uk under ‘Reviews’. Reviewers were hugely impressed.

The next concert will be on 26 January at 11am at the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, University of Sussex, Falmer, given by the Heath Quartet. Continue reading Newsletter #43    January 2020