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The Consone Quartet play Beethoven

The period instruments of the Consone Quartet play Beethoven's Quartet in C minor, Op 18 No 4, in a performance given in 2020 at Wigmore Hall, London.

The period instruments of the Consone Quartet play Beethoven in a performance recorded live at Wigmore Hall last year. The key is C minor and there are hints of the later works associated with this key. And in the finale, he makes a rare excursion into the Hungarian style so beloved of his teacher, Haydn.

Beethoven: String Quartet in C minor Op.18 no.4
The Consone Quartet

Rebecca Clarke: Shy one
James Newby (baritone), Simon Lepper (piano)

31 minutes

Last on

Wed 24 Mar 2021 16:30

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet in C minor Op.18`4

    Ensemble: Consone Quartet.
  • Rebecca Clarke

    Shy one

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: James Newby.

Broadcast

  • Wed 24 Mar 2021 16:30

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