The string quartet, a combination of two upper voices, one middle and one lower, gives the composer the minimum requirement for fourpart harmony. This idea of a bare minimum has entranced composers from Haydn – who started it all – right through to the present day, and the attention that so many great composers have given the genre has created an almost unrivalled succession of masterful works; Beethoven’s seventeen quartets acting almost as benchmarks, with Schubert, Brahms, Bartók and Shostakovich pitching in too.
In this four-part podcast, Roy Stratford to explores how the string quartet has adapted to changing musical styles and become arguably the most significant and fertile chamber music combination.
Beethoven with Jonathan Biss & the Belcea Quartet
Of Musicalities and Musical Experience: Vijay Iyer and Georgina Born in conversation
A Life in French Song with Dame Felicity Lott
Christian Blackshaw on Mozart Revisited
Daniel Elphick in conversation with Marc Danel, leader of Quatuor Danel - Part II
Daniel Elphick in conversation with Marc Danel, leader of Quatuor Danel - Part I
Beethoven with Jonathan Biss
Vijay Iyer in conversation with Simon Rentner
Francesco Piemontesi explores Schubert with Michael White
Rachel Podger discusses her Wigmore residency with Sara Mohr-Pietsch.
Women composers at Wigmore Hall - Part 1
Women composers at Wigmore Hall - Part 2
Jessica Duchen interviews Alexander Melnikov about his Wigmore Hall Residency
In conversation with Jane Glover ‘Handel in London’
Christian Zacharias Lecture-Recital: Why does Schubert sound like Schubert?
Gerald Finley in conversation with Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Exploring Elliott Carter’s quartets with the JACK Quartet and Tom Service
Stéphane Degout in conversation with Richard Stokes
Introduction to the String Quartet (Part 4)
Introduction to the String Quartet (Part 3)
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