CLASSICAL MELODIES will float on the air at the Millgate Arts Centre in Delph this month as a talented string quartet are the latest to perform.
The Eeden Quartet – formerly known as the Wu – will play live on Wednesday, February 10, organised by the Saddleworth Concerts Society.
They perform regularly across the UK and the continent at venues including London, Vienna, Beijing, the BBC Proms, Bridgewater Hall, and many music societies.
The young musicians were first prize winners at the V.E. Rimbotti International string quartet competition in Italy in 2012 and the same year won Baerenreiter prize at the Charles Hennen Concours in Holland.
Violinist Vlad Maistorovici, one of the most exciting artists of his generation from Romania, combines his performing career with composition.
But he does not stop at the established classical repertoire as his composition “Queen Classics” is a tribute to his rock idol.
The Eeden’s performance in Delph will be strictly classical with compositions written during the period 1787 to 1820.
Their first recital will be Haydn’s String Quartet in F Opus 50/5 “The Dream”, which takes its nickname from the 2nd movement characterised by its rich texture.
This will be followed by Mendelssohn’s Quartet in A Opus 13, written when he was only 18 shortly after Beethoven’s death.
The second part of the performance will feature first Schubert’s unfinished quartet D703 which comprises the first movement and 40 bars of the second.
It is not known why it was left unfinished but it has been suggested the first movement was so good that he put it on one side to follow up with other new ideas.
To round off the evening will be Beethoven’s Quartet No 7 Opus 57/1, commissioned by Count Razumovsky the Russian Ambassador to Vienna and acquiring the nickname the “Razumovsky Quartet”.
This first of three quartets is regarded as the greatest of the trio and is considered one of his finest chamber works as is it considered to be difficult to execute well.
Book tickets online at saddleworthconcertssociety.org.uk or call Geoff Roberts on 01457 875917. You can also buy tickets on the evening of the performance.
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