BEETHOVEN! programmes

Part One: “The Age of Enlightenment”

(presented by New Zealand International Arts Festival in February)

Programme 1

  • String Quartet No 3 in D major Opus 18 No 3
  • String Quartet No 2 in G major Opus 18 No 2
  • - Interval -
  • String Quartet No 1 in F major Opus 18 No 1

Programme 2

  • String Quartet No 4 in C minor Opus 18 No 4
  • String Quartet No 5 in A major Opus 18 No 5
  • - Interval -
  • String Quartet No 6 in B♭ major Opus 18 No 6

Part Two: “Revolution”

(toured by Chamber Music New Zealand in April, May and June)

Programme 3

  • String Quartet No 7 in F major Opus 59 No 1 (Razumovsky)
  • - Interval -
  • String Quartet No 8 in E minor Opus 59 No 2 (Razumovsky)

Programme 4

  • String Quartet No 10 in E♭ major Opus 74 (Harp)
  • String Quartet No 11 in F minor Opus 95 (Serioso)
  • - Interval -
  • String Quartet No 9 in C major Opus 59 No 3 (Razumovsky)

Booking tickets – Revolution (Programme 4)

Part Three: “The Late Quartets”

Will be touring throughout New Zealand in August – September

Programme 5

  • String Quartet No 12 in E♭ major Opus 127
  • String Quartet No 16 in F major Opus 135
  • - Interval -
  • String Quartet No 15 in A minor Opus 132

Programme 6

  • String Quartet No 13 in B♭ major Opus 130 with Grosse Fuge
  • - Interval -
  • String Quartet No 14 in C# minor Opus 131

Booking tickets – The Late Quartets (Programmes 5 & 6)