About this program
In connection with the Yale Center for British Art’s exhibition J. M. W. Turner: Romance and Reality, Tim Barringer, Paul Mellon Professor in the History of Art, will discuss the concept of the sublime in J. M. W. Turner’s work and in music composed during the artist’s lifetime. The Brentano String Quartet will perform music of the period, including Ludwig van Beethoven’s dramatic String Quartet in Bb Major, op. 18, no. 6, and Franz Schubert’s String Quartet in A Minor D804, op. 29 (the “Rosamunde” Quartet), a lyrical Romantic masterpiece.
About the Brentano String Quartet
Founded in 1992, the Brentano String Quartet has performed to popular and critical acclaim for more than three decades. Known for its unique sensibility and probing interpretive style, the quartet has performed on five continents at the world’s most prestigious venues and festivals, establishing itself as one of classical music’s preeminent ensembles.
Dedicated and highly sought after as educators, the quartet has served as the faculty quartet in residence at the Yale School of Music for the past decade. They also lead the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival and appear regularly at the Taos School of Music. Previously, the quartet served for fifteen years as ensemble in residence at Princeton University.
Misha Amory, viola
Serena Canin, violin
Nina Lee, cello
Mark Steinberg, violin
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Brentano String quartet, photo by Jürgen Frank
