Sunday, January 25 / 2 p.m.
Admission is free; advance registration is required.

Join Manchester Music Festival, Green Mountain Academy of Lifelong Learning, and Southern Vermont Arts for an afternoon with the Rhodora String Quartet

Program Description: This program highlights a turning point in the history of the string quartet. Haydn’s String Quartet in G major, Op. 76 No. 1 comes from his final and most ambitious set of quartets, written after his London triumphs and showcasing the craftsmanship that earned him the title “father of the string quartet.” Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2, composed less than a decade later for Count Razumovsky, dramatically expands the form’s scale and emotional range. Heard together, these works reveal how Beethoven built on Haydn’s foundation to transform the quartet from an elegant classical conversation into a bold, expressive art form.

Program: Haydn – String Quartet in G major, Op. 76 No. 1 (1797) plus  Beethoven – String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 (1808)

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