The Paris-based Arod Quartet (meaning ‘swift’ in J.R.R Tolkien’s mythic Rohirric language), finish a week of recitals based around French repertoire with a commission written for them by composer Benjamin Attahir. Attahir’s piece takes inspiration from the Muslim afternoon prayer; the heat, light and atmosphere of that moment. Schumann’s quartet in A minor follows, written after a period of depression and first performed as a birthday present for Clara Schumann.

Benjamin Attahir: Al Asr string quartet (2017)
Schumann: Quartet No 1, Op 41 No 1 in A minor

The Arod Quartet

Presenter: Tom Redmond
Producer: Laura Metcalfe
Photo credit: Marco Borggreve Show less