Engegard Quartet (photo Lars Bryngelsson)
Engegard Quartet (photo Lars Bryngelsson)

Super romantic morning

Engegård Quartet
Sat 31 Jan 2026 09:30 - 10:15
Sat 31 Jan 2026
09:30 - 10:15
  • Sat 31 Jan 2026
    09:30 - 10:15
    Kleine Zaal

Program

Johannes Brahms String Quartet No. 2

Credits

Engegård Quartet:
Arvid Engegård violin
Amanda Håøy Horn violin
Juliet Jopling viola
Jan Clemens Carlsen cello

De jonge Brahms: Frei Aber Froh

‘Extraordinarily lively playing’, is what the Engegård Quartet delivered according to the press. The Norwegian foursome brings out the lyrical and serene Brahms in his Second String Quartet, composed in the summer of 1873. This music echoes the German romantic tradition and Brahms' great admiration for Beethoven. Here we do hear the youthful Brahms before the iconic beard. Joseph Joachim’s quartet played the premiere. Brahms incorporated Joachim's motto ‘Frei Aber Einsam’ into his music, but gave it his own twist: ‘Frei Aber Froh’. Both the note sequence f-a-e and f-a-f feature prominently in the piece.

Romance in the morning, who wouldn’t get out of bed for that? In fact, it gets super-romantic during the morning series focusing on Tchaikovsky, Schumann and Brahms. The palette of these 19th-century composers offers a sampling of emotions, with a golden glow on sixteen strings.

 

 

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