On the latest episode of Encore Houston, the Modigliani Quartet performs at Rice University through Chamber Music Houston. This concert spans multiple generations of string quartets, from late-eighteenth century Mozart, mid-nineteenth century Mendelssohn, and Fin de siècle Saint-Saëns.
Music in this episode:
- WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART, String Quartet in D major, K. 575
- CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS, String Quartet No. 1
- FELIX MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY, String Quartet in F minor, Op. 80
- Encore: ROMAN HOFFSTETTER, Serenade for Strings
- Amaury Coeytaux, violin
- Loïc Rio, violin
- Laurent Marfaing, viola
- François Kieffer, cello
- Performance date: 11/14/2017
- Originally aired: 3/17/2018
New episodes of Encore Houston air Saturdays at 10 PM, with a repeat broadcast Sundays at 4 PM, all on Houston Public Media Classical.