Romanticism, also known as the Romantic Era, was a 19th century movement that saw a rise of symbolism and indivdualism across the fine arts. In music, the Romantic Era spans roughly between 1820 and 1890, and included artists from Beethoven (at least his later works) through to Mahler. Tonight, hear two lesser known string quartets from the Romantic Era that capture much of the movement’s spirit.
Romantic Sonorities
A famous painting from the Romantic Era called "Wanderer above the sea of fog" by Caspar David Friedrich. (Photo: Caspar David Friedrich, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
Playlist
Nikolai Myaskovsky: Quartet No. 13 in A minor for Strings, Op. 86
Borodin Quartet:
Ruben Aharonian, Violin I
Sergei Lomovsky, Violin II
Igor Naidin, Viola
Vladimir Balshin, Cello
Ernst von Dohnányi: Quintet No. 1 in C minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 1
Alessio Bax, Piano
Ida Kavafian, Violin I
Alexi Kenney, Violin II
Yura Lee, Viola
Dmitri Atapine, Cello
