In the world of so-called concert music, the string quartet has been the pre-eminent genre of chamber music for 250 years. Put simply, no other specific grouping of instruments has shown such longevity; and no other particular grouping of instruments has been lavished with such an extraordinary repertoire.
Why this prevalence of musical foursomes? Buckle in. We’ll go through a few hundred years of music history to find out- from the first Viennese School (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert- another foursome!) to the Beatles.
17 окт 2024
