Robert Greenberg & the Alexander String Quartet at St. John's Presbyterian Church, December 6, 2014

SFPerformances presents a lecture by Robert Greenberg with performance by the Alexander String Quartet
2014-12-06
St. John's Presbyterian Church
2727 College Ave, Berkeley, CA
10:00 AM, Saturday, December 6, 2014

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Mozart: Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387 Mozart: Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K. 421

[10:01 AM lights down, welcome and announcements from Ruth Felt]

1. [10:04 AM] (lecture)

Wolfgang Mozart (1756-1791): Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387 (1782)

1. [10:35 AM] Allegro vivace assai
2. [10:46 AM] Menuetto
3. [10:53 AM] Andante cantabile
4. [11:07 AM] Molto allegro
   [set ends 11:07 AM Applause, off and return, then out and we all head outside for some fresh air]

1. [11:29 AM] (lecture)

Wolfgang Mozart (1756-1791): Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K. 421 (1783)

1. [12:01 PM] Allegro moderato
2. [12:09 PM] Andante
3. [12:16 PM] Menuetto and Trio. Allegretto
4. [12:20 PM] Allegretto ma non troppo
   [show ends 12:29 PM Applause, off and back, then done]

Alexander String Quartet

• Zakarias Grafilo: violin;
• Frederick Lifsitz: violin; (absent today due to illness)
• Sandy Wilson: cello;
• Paul Yarbrough: viola;
  - with substitute -
• Jory Fankuchen: violin.

• Robert Greenberg: composer, lecturer.

A most excellent lecture and refined exposition to start the morning. Greenberg was witty and entertaining, like usual, and his comments on the themes of the first work were quite helpful in guiding my attention during the performance. It's a difficult task to balance the urge to analyze and explain against the need not to overburden the listener with too much information, and Robert is an expert in that regard. Just as I felt as if my head was getting too full, he would pull up short and allow us to listen, or suspend his exposition for a small joke. Sehr gut!

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