Event listing: The Zemlinsky Cycle | Lincoln Center, Rose Building: Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio | Thu 29 Oct 2015 at 19:30

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Lincoln Center, Rose Building: Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio165 W. 65th Street, New York City, New York, United States

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Programme

Zemlinsky, Alexander von (1871-1942)	String Quartet no. 1 in A major, Op.4
Zemlinsky, Alexander von (1871-1942)	String Quartet no. 2 in A minor, Op. 15
Zemlinsky, Alexander von (1871-1942)	String Quartet no. 3, Op.19
Zemlinsky, Alexander von (1871-1942)	String Quartet no. 4, Op.25

Performers

Escher String Quartet
Adam Barnett-Hart	Violin
Aaron Boyd	Violin
Pierre Lapointe	Viola
Brook Speltz	Cello

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Zemlinsky: from dying Romantic era to birth of modernity

Jacob Slattery, 29th October

Much like Mahler’s Ninth Symphony, Zemlinsky’s string quartets signifies the death of the Romantic world while laying the groundwork for the 20th century, but in contrast to Mahler’s cry of distress, Zemlinsky indulged in the new and eagerly descended into the future.

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