Haydn Voyages

This dramatic concert features dialogues from around the world and through centuries, with one of Haydn’s earlier quartets (op. 17, no. 3) leading to Shostakovich’s brief but powerful Seventh Quartet, written in 1960 during a time of personal and political turmoil. After intermission we turn to the New World, with works by Aaron Copland (Two Pieces from 1928) and Cuban-American visionary Tania León’s Esencia (2009), which weaves together traditions from throughout Latin America with infectious rhythmic energy in León’s unique tonal language.

Haydn – Quartet No. 21 In E♭ major, Op. 17, No. 3 (1771)

Shostakovich Quartet No. 7 in f-sharp minor, op. 108 (1959-60)

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Aaron Copland  – Two Pieces for String Quartet (1928)

Tania León – Esencia (2009)