Is it right to view Johannes Brahms as an elderly bearded man from the nineteenth century? Not so, especially when you consider that the composer witnessed the rise of the Viennese avant-garde, wandered through the same streets as Sigmund Freud, Stefan Zweig and Arnold Schönberg and felt the weight of the twentieth century bearing upon him. The young, incredibly versatile Dudok Quartet shows that the flawless music of the late Brahms is only a step away from the gorgeous quartet music of Anton Webern influenced by Art Nouveau.

Programme

Anton Webern
Langsamer Satz
Strijkkwartet, opus 28 
 
György Ligeti
Strijkkwartet nr. 2
 
Johannes Brahms
Strijkkwartet nr. 3 in Bes, opus 67

Dudok Quartet Amsterdam
Judith van Driel, viool
Marleen Wester, viool
Marie-Louise de Jong, altviool
David Faber, cello