The Orion Quartet, the Afiara Quartet, the Amphion Quartet, the Attacca Quartet, the Jasper Quartet and other notable Beethoven interpreters performed. Last year’s piano sonata marathon was one of the highlights of Beethoven Awareness Month, and you won’t want to miss the 2012 epochal journey.
Hosted by Midge Woolsey (morning) and Bill McGlaughlin (evening).
Watch an excerpt above.
PROGRAM ONE
| Afiara String Quartet | Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1 |
| Amphion String Quartet | Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 |
| Attacca Quartet | Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18, No 2 |
| Afiara String Quartet | Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 |
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PROGRAM TWO
| Ying Quartet | Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4 |
| American String Quartet | Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 |
| Ying Quartet | Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 |
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PROGRAM THREE
| Parker Quartet | Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3 |
| Students from Julliard | Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Major, Op. 74 |
| American String Quartet | Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major, Op. 130 (with Grosse Fuge) |
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PROGRAM FOUR
| Amphion String Quartet | Quartet No. 6 in B-flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6 |
| Cecilia String Quartet | Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 |
| Orion String Quartet | Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, Op. 127 |
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PROGRAM FIVE
| Students from Julliard | Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op .18, No. 5 |
| Jasper String Quartet | Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 |
| Orion String Quartet | Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 |