| The Duke Quartet have a wide-ranging repertoire ....
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Bartók Explored |
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| An exploration of the great Hungarian composer examining Bartok's musical influences and the music of his contemporaries. Can be performed as a on-off concert or a series of events over a weekend to include workshops and illustrated talks. |
- Béla Bartók: 'String Quartet No 1, 'String Quartet No 2'
- Zoltan Kodály: 'String Quartet No 2'
- Béla Bartók: 'String Quartet No 3', 'String Quartet No 4'
- Maurice Ravel: 'String Quartet'
- Béla Bartók: 'String Quartet No 3', 'String Quartet No 2'
- Claude Debussy: 'String Quartet in G minor op 10'
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The Dukes Plugged |
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| Two iconic works from the electronic repertoire |
- Steve Reich: 'Different Trains'
- George Crumb: 'Black Angels'
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War and Conflict |
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| Composers with a conscience reflect on the death and destruction caused by recent conflicts |
- Emily Hall: 'Time Back for Time Given'
- Shostakovich: 'String Quartet No 8 in C minor op 110'
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- Graham Fitkin: 'Pawn'
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- Kevin Volans: 'String Quartet No 6'
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- George Crumb: 'Black Angels'
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Caged Volans |
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| Hear how Cage's meditative Buddhist charms influenced Volans' music |
- Kevin Volans: 'String Quartet No 1', 'String Quartet No 2'
- John Cage: 'String Quartet No 1', 'String Quartet No 2'
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Hidden Love |
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| The three pillars of the Second Viennese School begin the road to tonal breakdown but not before Schoenberg shows his romantic intentions in the beautifully rich sextet Verklarte Nacht |
- Berg: 'Lyric Suite'
- Webern: 'Five Pieces for String Quartet op 5'
- Schoenberg: 'Verklärte Nacht op 4'
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British Connections |
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| The Duke Quartet is famed for its support and interpretation of British contemporary music. British Connections pairs the best of modern British quartet writing with some of the masterworks of the string quartet repertoire |
- Benjamin Britten: 'String Quartet No 3'
- Rolf Hind: 'Piano Quintet The Eye Of Fire'
- Beethoven: 'String Quartet in C sharp minor op 131'
- Mozart: 'String Quartet in D K575 The Prussian'
- John Tavener: 'The Hidden Treasure'
- Schubert: 'String Quartet in G D887'
- Mozart: 'Adagio and Fugue in C minor K546'
- Gavin Bryars: 'String Quartet No 2'
- John Cage: 'In Four Parts'
- Beethoven: 'String Quartet in B flat op 133', The Grosse Fugue
- Michael Nyman: 'String Quartet No 3'
- Dvorak: 'String Quartet No 12 in F op 96', The American
- Béla Bartók: String Quartet No 5
- Mozart: String Quartet in D K575 The Prussian
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- Haydn: 'String Quartet in D op 20 No 4'
- Béla Bartók: 'String Quartet No 2'
- Benjamin Britten: 'String Quartet No 3'
- Graham Fitkin: 'Pawn'
- Dvorak: 'String Quartet No 12 in F op 96', The American
- Beethoven: 'String Quartet in F minor op 95'
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