Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

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Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Two groundbreaking string quartets

Two groundbreaking string quartets

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The Van Kuijk Quartet play quartets by Mozart and Mendelssohn at St George's Bristol.

The award-winning Van Kuijk Quartet play Mozart's String Quartet No 15 in D minor, K421, and Felix Mendelssohn's String Quartet No 6 in F minor, Op 80, at St George's Bristol.

Nicola Heywood Thomas presents the first concert in a series given by Radio 3 New Generation Artists and recorded at St. George's Bristol earlier this month. The award-winning Van Kuijk Quartet pair two highly expressive works by Mozart and Mendelssohn. Dedicated to his friend Haydn, Mozart's quartet in D minor has an intriguing, rather restless quality. Separated by more than half a century, Mendelssohn's poignant final quartet reflects his deep sorrow at his sister Fanny's death in 1847.

The Van Kuijk Quartet are former Radio 3 New Generation Artists.

Presented by Nicola Heywood Thomas 

MOZART 
Quartet for strings in D minor, K421

FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Quartet in F minor, Op 80

Van Kuijk Quartet

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