It's the avant-garde from 1825 - the St. Lawrence String Quartet plays Beethoven's sprawling Grosse Fuge, which began its life as a final movement to one of his late quartets; plus Anton Arensky's quartet with 2 cellos.
It's the avant-garde from 1825 - the St. Lawrence String Quartet plays Beethoven's sprawling Grosse Fuge, which began its life as a final movement to one of his late quartets; plus Anton Arensky's quartet with 2 cellos.
RICHARD WAGNER: Das Rheingold
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
(week of 5/11/13)
PHILIP GLASS: Kepler
Spoleto Festival USA
(week of 5/18/13)
GIACOMO MEYERBEER: Robert le Diable (Robert the Devil)
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
(week of 5/25/13)
ANTONIN DVORAK: Rusalka
Göteborg Opera, Sweden
(week of 6/1/13)
RICHARD STRAUSS: Capriccio
Paris National Opera, Palais Garnier
(week of 6/8/13)