Borromeo String Quartet: The Bartók Cycle
The Borromeo String Quartet, NEC’s Quartet-in-Residence, plays the six quartets of Béla Bartók.
Considered "simply the best there is" by The Boston Globe, the Borromeo String Quartet is one of the most sought-after string quartets in the world, each season performing more than one hundred concerts of classical and contemporary literature across three continents. Audiences and critics alike have championed the Borromeo Quartet's revealing explorations of the complete quartet cycles of Beethoven, Brahms, and Bartók, and its affinity for making challenging repertoire approachable.
Please note the 7:00 start time for this concert.
This is an in-person event with a private stream available to the NEC community here: https://necmusic.edu/live
- Nicholas Kitchen, violin
- Kristopher Tong, violin
- Melissa Reardon, viola
- Yeesun Kim, cello
String Quartet No. 1, op. 7, Sz. 40 (1909)
Lento
Allegretto
Allegro vivaceString Quartet No. 2, op. 17, Sz. 67 (1917)
Moderato
Allegro molto capriccioso
LentoINTERMISSION
String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85 (1927)
Prima parte
Seconda parte
Ricapitulazione della prima parte
CodaString Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91 (1928)
Allegro
Prestissimo, con sordino
Non troppo lento
Allegretto pizzicato
Allegro moltoINTERMISSION
String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 102 (1934)
Allegro
Allegro molto
Scherzo: Alla bulgarese
Andante
Finale: Allegro vivaceString Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114 (1939)
Mesto: Vivace
Mesto: Marcia
Mesto: Burletta
MestoEnsembles