Season 3 explores the world of the revered Classical-era string quartet offering Australian audiences a unique opportunity to hear such works played on gut strings with keen awareness of period performing practices, restoring the musical language and expressivity expected by such composers as Mozart and Haydn.

Amongst the well-known quartets of these two giants, the programme offers a musical rarity in the String Quartet no. 4 by the German Christian Ernst Graf, a composer whose works are transitional in nature but demonstrate melodious inventiveness at its most charming.

Program

W. A. Mozart (1756–1791)

String Quartet K.157 in C major (1772/3)

I. Allegro

II. Andante

III. Presto 

Christian Ernst Graf (1723–1804)

String Quartet No. 4 in D Major (1760s–1770s)

I. Adagio
II. Allegro
III. Gratioso

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)

String Quartet, Op. 77, No. 2 in F major (1799)

I. Allegro moderato

II. Menuet—Trio

III. Andante

IV. Vivace assai

Artists

Rachael Beesley (violin), Anna McMichael (violin), Simon Oswell (viola), Daniel Yeadon (cello)